DES MOINES, Iowa - The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a class complaint on April 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on behalf of members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., alleging that their constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement officials seeking to enforce an old law barring the desecration of the U.S. flag (Margie J. Phelps, et al. v. Red Oak Police Chief Drew Powers, et al., No. 13-11, S.D. Iowa)....(read more)
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