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VROEGH v. IOWA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 20-0484.

972 N.W.2d 686 (2022)

Jesse VROEGH, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Iowa Department of Administrative Services, and Patti Wachtendorf, Individually and in her Official Capacities, Defendants-Appellants, and Wellmark Inc. d/b/a Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, Defendant/Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 1, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and William A. Hill (argued), Assistant Attorney General, for appellants.

Rita Bettis Austen (argued) and Shefali Aurora of ACLU of Iowa Foundation, Des Moines, John A. Knight (argued) of ACLU Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, and Melissa C. Hasso of Sherinian & Hasso Law Firm, Des Moines, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Debra Hulett (until withdrawal) (argued), Angel A. West , and Leslie Behaunek of Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines, for cross-appellee.

McDermott, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Christensen, C.J., and Waterman, Mansfield, McDonald, and Oxley, JJ., joined. Appel, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

The Iowa Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in employment based on ten characteristics, among them "sex" and "gender identity." Iowa Code § 216.6(1)(a) (2017). The jury returned a verdict in favor of Jesse Vroegh, a transgender state employee, against two state agencies and an agency official (collectively...

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