DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2025) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the January 27, 2025, fatal shooting of Daniel Joseph James Palenik by two Iowa State Patrol troopers was legally justified.
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 21, 2025) — On Thursday, March 20, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced that his audit of voter registration lists confirmed 277 noncitizens who are registered to vote, 35 non-citizens who successfully voted in the 2024 election, and five non-citizens who attempted to vote but were rejected. Those cases have been turned over to the Department of Public Safety and the Iowa Attorney General’s office for next steps.
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 21, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has urged the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to protect veterans’ benefits for military veterans and their children.
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 19, 2025) —Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a brief urging the court to allow President Trump to continue deporting the ruthless Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (“TdA”).
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 17, 2025) — The Trump Administration has dropped the Biden-Harris appeal in the Eighth Circuit regarding a Biden-era rule that attempted to tear down more than fifty years of landmark protections for women and girls under Title IX. Attorney General Bird today released the following statement celebrating the end of the Biden-Harris war on women:
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 14, 2025) — In 2024, Iowa passed a law that increased penalties for illegal reentry and gave the State the tools to enforce immigration laws while Biden refused. The Biden Administration then sued Iowa to block that law. President Trump’s administration today dropped the Biden lawsuit. AG Bird released the following statement in response:
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 12, 2025) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that two Black Hawk County deputies and one Bremer County deputy were legally justified in their use of force on December 15, 2024, that contributed to Willie Earl Washington’s death.
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 11, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced an arrest for the murder of Barbara Lenz, who disappeared in 1989. This is the first arrest made in a case that the Iowa Cold Case unit has helped investigate. AG Bird launched the statewide unit in July 2024.
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 10, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced a multistate letter urging the Food and Drug Administration to take immediate action to stop the surge in dangerous, counterfeit weight-loss drugs.
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 6, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna is urging Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that will unleash homegrown American energy by securing nationwide access to year-round E15 gasoline.
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