Legal Opinion

Women Aware v. Reagen

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 16, 1983No. 67743PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Petitioners sought judicial review of a refusal by respondents Department of Social Services (DSS) and its director, Dr. Michael V. Reagen, to issue a declaratory ruling on petitioners’ entitlement to an increase in aid to dependent children (ADC) payments. Because we find legislative interim action bars recovery by petitioners, we affirm district court’s dismissal of the petition, and affirm on a cross-appeal.

In 1979 the General Assembly enacted legislation expressing intent that a six percent increase in ADC benefits be paid commencing October 1, 1980. Pursuant to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Eitel v. LindheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Jackson County Public Hospital v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  3. Foods, Inc. v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  4. Beier Glass Co. v. BrundigeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  5. City of Des Moines v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Amended September 30, 2015 Iowa Insurance Institute, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa Self-insurers' Association, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Iowa Association of Business and Industry v. Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice Christopher J. Godfrey, Workers' Compensation Commissioner, Division of...Supreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  2. Amended July 30, 2015 Danny Homan, Steven J. Sodders, Jack Hatch, Pat Murphy, and Mark Smith v. Terry Branstad, Governor, State of Iowa, and Charles M. Palmer, Director, Iowa Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  3. Iowa Bankers Ass'n v. Iowa Credit Union DepartmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  4. City of Des Moines v. Des Moines Police Bargaining Unit Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  5. Hill v. State Employees Retirement CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004

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