Doe v. Iowa Department of Human Services

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reasoning that statutes are to be read in context when ascertaining plain meaning
• noting the amendment to the statute listed only six of the previous eight criteria for placement of names on the child abuse registry and determining it intended to exclude the additional criteria
• “We may not extend, enlarge, or otherwise change the meaning of a statute under the guise of construction.”
• “We may not extend, enlarge, or otherwise change the meaning of a statute under the guise of construction.”
• “We may not extend, enlarge, or otherwise change the meaning of a statute under the guise of construction.”
• “We may not extend, enlarge, or otherwise change the meaning of a statute under the guise of construction.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).