DES MOINES CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS v. KNUEVEN

No. 21-1092.

988 N.W.2d 694 (2023)

DES MOINES CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Appellee, v. Patrick KNUEVEN and Mary Knueven, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Fatino (argued) and Nicholas J. Gral of Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellants.

Luke DeSmet (argued) and Michelle Mackel-Wiederanders , Assistant City Attorneys, for appellee.

Christensen, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all justices joined.


The Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission alleged the defendants, a husband and wife who own rental properties together, discriminated against prospective tenants in violation of municipal law by steering prospective tenants of a protected religion or national origin...

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