F.K. v. Iowa District Court for Polk County

NEUMAN, Justice.

This certiorari action tests the legality of a juvenile court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the statute governing emergency removal orders, Iowa Code section 232,78 (1997). Because we are convinced that the certiorari plaintiff cannot successfully assail the statute on Fourth Amendments grounds, nor does the statutory scheme violate the due process clauses of either the United States or Iowa Constitutions, we vacate a contrary decision of the court of appeals and annul the writ.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Underlying the constitutional issues presented here was a…