By attorneys Kristine Stone and Logan Brundage The Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion in Diercks et al. v. Scott County et al. on February 14, 2025, which affects the confidential treatment of certain voluntary external communications made to the government. Iowa Code section 22.7 authorizes government bodies to keep...
By attorneys Conner Wasson and Rachel Fritz On December 6, 2024, our Firm issued an alert informing our clients that a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction, halting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) filing requirements. This decision temporarily blocked the obligation...
By attorney Kristine Stone On January 9, 2025, the Iowa Court of Appeals opinion in Teig v. Loeffler adopted a new standard for determining when a closed session is permitted to “evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered” by a governmental...
