Fort Des Moines Church of Christ v. Jackson

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, STATE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS, AND CITY OF DES MOINES’S MOTION TO DISMISS

STEPHANIE M. ROSE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

The Fort Des Moines Church of Christ, Plaintiff, alleges state and municipal anti-discrimination laws unconstitutionally interfere with its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Plaintiff would like to communicate messages that would place qualifications based on gender identity on who may use its restrooms and showers. It would also like to explain its views supporting these qualifications through…