Iowa is leading a coalition of 14 states in a legal brief defending an Arkansas law that aims to prevent the teaching of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and critical race theory (CRT) in K–12 schools.
On July 11, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in response to a district court’s decision in May that partially blocked enforcement of the law.
