( August 7, 2025, 11:25 AM EDT) -- CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Pursuant to a joint notice of settlement filed by the parties, an Iowa federal judge on Aug. 6 suspended pending deadlines and closed for statistical purposes a case brought by a school parent alleging that a school board and several school district staff members deprived him of his First Amendment rights in banning him from attending school board meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, directing the parties to file closing documents for dismissal or a written status report within 30 days....