League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa
v.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, et al.
Respondents appeal a district court ruling dissolving a 2008 injunction, which had barred the Iowa Secretary of State from providing voter registration forms in languages other than English and granting petitioner declaratory relief that the Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act, see Iowa Code section 1.18 (2023), does not apply to voting materials. Respondents contend the court erred because: (1) no substantial change in the underlying facts or the law occurred since the issuance of the permanent injunction to justify its dissolution; (2) petitioner lacked standing to obtain the declaratory judgment; and (3) voting materials in languages other than English are not necessary to secure the right to vote and thus the exemption in Iowa Code section 1.18(5)(h) does not apply.
Appellee
League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa
Appellant
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, et al.
Attorneys for the Appellee
Uzoma N. Nkwonta
Melinda K. Johnson
William K. Hancock
Shayla McCormally
Attorneys for the Appellant
Eric H. Wessan
Patrick C. Valencia
Leif A. Olson
Robert M. Livingston
Kristopher K. Madsen
W. Charles Smithson
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Dec 17, 2024 1:30 PM
