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Iowa Injunction Petition 2025-2026 (Ongoing Updates Here)

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Jason Karimi, WeedPress Contributor
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Iowa District Court, Polk County

Carl Olsen, Petitioner

Case No. 05771 CVCV068508

File DateDocumentFiled By06/20/2026Motion for Judicial Notice

Carl Olsen06/17/2026Motion for Judicial Notice

Carl Olsen06/11/2026Motion for Judicial Notice

Carl Olsen06/10/2026Motion for Judicial Notice

Carl Olsen06/09/2026Motion for Judicial Notice

Carl Olsen06/03/2026Court Reporter CertificateCourt Reporter06/01/2026Order Regarding TranscriptsDistrict Court05/29/2026Motion for April 24, 2026, Hearing TranscriptCarl Olsen05/28/2026Order Denying Motion for Summary JudgmentDistrict Court05/18/2026Motion for Judicial Notice – Transportation Security AdministrationCarl Olsen04/25/2026Opening StatementCarl Olsen04/23/2026Motion for Judicial Notice – Federal Cannabis Rescheduling OrderCarl Olsen03/25/2026Order Setting Hearing on Motion for Summary JudgmentDistrict Court03/21/2026Motion for Judicial Notice – Olivier v. City of BrandonCarl Olsen03/20/2026Reply to ResistanceCarl Olsen03/20/2026Resistance to Second Motion for Summary JudgmentJeff Peterzalek03/20/2026Response to Statement of Material FactsJeff Peterzalek03/04/2026Second Motion for Summary Judgment

Carl Olsen03/04/2026Motion for Leave to File Second MotionCarl Olsen02/23/2026Order Granting Motion to Waive Jury TrialDistrict Court01/28/2026Consent to Waive Jury TrialJeff Peterzalek01/27/2026Order on Motion to Waive Jury TrialDistrict Court01/20/2026Order Denying Motion to ReconsiderDistrict Court01/09/2026Motion to Waive Jury Trial and Waive DamagesCarl Olsen12/22/2025Brief in Support of Motion to ReconsiderCarl Olsen12/22/2025Order Setting PreTrial ConferenceDistrict Court12/22/2025Motion to Reconsider Ruling on Motions for Summary Judgment

Carl Olsen12/12/2025Order on Motions for Summary JudgmentDistrict Court11/14/2025Hearing TranscriptCourt Reporter11/14/2025Court Reporter CertificateCourt Reporter11/03/2025Reply to Resistance to Summary JudgmentCarl Olsen10/30/2025Resistance to Motion for Summary JudgmentJeff Peterzalek10/14/2025Order Resetting HearingDistrict Court10/14/2025Order Extending TimeDistrict Court10/10/2025Motion for Extension of TimeJeff Peterzalek10/07/2025Order Setting Hearing on Motion for Summary JudgmentDistrict Court10/07/2025Response to Order on the use of AICarl Olsen10/07/2025Motion for Leave to File Amended Brief

Carl Olsen10/06/2025Order on the use of AIDistrict Court09/25/2025Motion for Summary Judgment and Permanent InjunctionCarl Olsen09/25/2025Brief in Support of Summary Judgment and Permanent Injunction

Carl Olsen06/25/2025Discovery and DisclosureCarl Olsen06/16/2025AnswerJeff Peterzalek05/22/2025Order Denying Motion to DismissDistrict Court05/08/2025Post Hearing Brief in Support of ResistanceCarl Olsen05/08/2025Hearing TranscriptCourt Reporter05/08/2025Court Reporter CertificateCourt Reporter04/30/2025Fourth Brief in Support of ResistanceCarl Olsen04/30/2025Order Setting Jury TrialDistrict Court04/27/2025Third Brief in Support of ResistanceCarl Olsen04/13/2025Second Brief in Support of ResistanceCarl Olsen04/03/2025Order Setting HearingDistrict Court04/03/2025Order Denying Motion for ClarificationDistrict Court04/01/2025Motion for Clarification

Carl Olsen02/28/2025Brief in Support of ResistanceCarl Olsen02/25/2025Resistance to Motion to DismissCarl Olsen02/20/2025Order of RecusalDistrict Court02/19/2025Motion to DismissJeff Peterzalek02/19/2025AppearanceJeff Peterzalek01/30/2025Return of ServiceSheriff01/22/2025Original NoticeDistrict Court01/19/2025Petition for InjunctionCarl Olsen

File DateDocumentFiled By06/01/2025Letter to Drug Enforcement AdministrationCarl Olsen05/30/2024DEA Religious ExemptionsGAO04/10/2024Letter to Drug Enforcement AdministrationCarl Olsen07/07/2022Supplement to Application for Federal Religious ExemptionCarl Olsen06/16/2022DEA Receipt of ApplicationAgency04/27/2022Application for Federal Religious ExemptionCarl Olsen

Press Release, May 23, 2025

Draft Legislation, May 20, 2025

Landor v. Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2024)

Landor v. Louisiana, U.S. Supreme Court Docket (2025)

Miller v. McDonald, U.S. Supreme Court Docket (2025)
religious exceptions to vaccine requirements

Litigation Update: Miller v. McDonald, Federalist Society, September 9, 2025

Olivier v. Brandon, MS, U.S. Supreme Court Docket (2025)
prospective relief where the plaintiff has been punished before under the law challenged as unconstitutional
Olivier v. Brandon, MS, 121 F.4th 511 (5th Cir. 2024).

Notes from Constitution

Religion Supreme Court Cases

Notes from Cases

2024 Iowa Acts 1003, Senate File 2095, an Act relating to the exercise of religion.

Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Drug Abuse Study Committee

Exceptions to Controlled Substances Acts

Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study

Melanie Dreher, PhD

Jake Homiak, PhD

Petition with hyperlinks to sources

Motion to Dismiss

Resistance to Motion to Dismiss

Supplemental Briefs

Discovery Disclosure

Motion for Summary Judgment

Brief for Summary JudgmentSummary Reply

Motion for Reconsideration

Brief in Support of Reconsideration

Religious Exceptions for Vaccines

2000 Iowa Acts ch. 1066

Iowa Code § 139A.8

Iowa Code § 139A.8(4)(a)(2) (“… conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized religious denomination of which the applicant is an adherent or member”).

Iowa Code § 139A.8(4)(b) (“… exemptions under this subsection do not apply in times of emergency or epidemic as determined and declared by the director”).

641 Iowa Admin. Code § 7.3

7.3(2)  A religious exemption may be granted to an applicant if immunization conflicts with a genuine and sincere religious belief.  To be valid, a religious certificate of immunization exemption for religious reasons shall contain, at a minimum, the applicant’s last name, first name, and date of birth and shall bear the signature of the applicant or, if the applicant is a minor, of the applicant’s parent or guardian and shall attest that immunization conflicts with a genuine and sincere religious belief and that the belief is in fact religious and not based merely on philosophical, scientific, moral, personal, or medical opposition to immunizations.  Language included on the religious certificate of immunization exemption referencing rule 641 — 7.3(139A) cannot be altered.  Any edits or alterations to the religious certificate of immunization exemption referencing rule 641 — 7.3(139A) will invalidate the certificate.

7.3(3)  Medical and religious exemptions do not apply in times of emergency or epidemic pursuant to Iowa Code section 139A.8.

[ARC 8041C, IAB 5/29/24, effective 7/3/24]

2021 2nd Extra Iowa Acts ch. 0001

Iowa Code § 94.2

Iowa Code § 94.2 (“… conflict with the tenets and practices of a religion of which the employee is an adherent or member”).

There are no administrative rules for Chapter 94

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