Man v. Branstad
Annotate this CaseIn 2013, the General Assembly appropriated funds for the operation of the Iowa Juvenile Home (IJH) in Toledo for the 2014 fiscal year, but five months into 2014, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) decided to close the home. Plaintiffs - two state senators, two state representatives, and the president of a labor organization representing employees at the IJH - sued Defendants - the Governor and the director of DHS - seeking, inter alia, a determination that Defendants’ refusal to spend appropriated funds to continue operating the IJH was unconstitutional. The district court entered a temporary injunction preventing closure of the IJH. While Defendants’ appeal was pending, the General Assembly declined to fund ongoing operations of the IJH for the 2015 fiscal year. The Supreme Court reversed the district court and remanded with instructions to dismiss the case, holding that the case was moot because the Legislature was no longer appropriating funds for the operation of the IJH.
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