Grant 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.

• noting we “may substitute our own interpretation of the law for the [department of human services’ ]” interpretation of whether issue preclusion applies
• noting decision as to 4 applicability of issue preclusion reviewed for errors of law
• determining whether issue preclusion applies to an administrative child abuse documentation scheme
• describing the assessment process and requirements for placement on the central registry
• “We are bound by the agency’s findings of fact ‘if supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole.’”
• “[W]e are not bound by the agency’s decision [on whether issue preclusion elements were met], and may substitute our own interpretation of the law for the agency’s.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).