Filing Date: 2019
Case Categories: States > Iowa
Principal Laws:
Public Trust Doctrine
Clean Water Act
Iowa Code
Iowa Admin. Code
Iowa Constitution
Description: Iowa Citizens filed suit against the State of Iowa for violating rights under the public trust doctrine to clean water in the Raccoon River.
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food and Water Watch v. Iowa
Docket number(s): 19-1644
Court/Admin Entity: Supreme Court of Iowa
CASE DOCUMENTS:
| FILING DATE | TYPE | SUMMARY |
|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2020 | Amicus Brief | Agricultural Legal Defense Fund filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Defendants-Appellants |
| 01/14/2020 | Amicus Brief | Agricultural associations filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Defendants-Appellants |
| 01/21/2020 | Amicus Brief | Law professors filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees |
| 01/21/2020 | Amicus Brief | Gulf Organized Fisheries in Solidarity and Hope, Inc. & Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United, Inc. filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees |
| 01/31/2020 | Amicus Brief | Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees |
| 01/31/2020 | Amicus Brief | Iowa Farmers Union filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees |
| 02/04/2020 | Final Brief | Defendants-Appellants appealed the district court’s denial of its motion to dismiss |
| 02/04/2020 | Final Reply Brief | Defendants-Appellants filed reply brief |