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2022 Legislative Report & Scorecard

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Governor Brad Little Signs Bill that Shields Idaho Executions from Public Scrutiny

BOISE, Idaho — Wednesday afternoon, Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill 658, a law that prohibits the disclosure of entities or persons supplying, manufacturing, dispensing, or prescribing...

March 24, 2022

Governor Little Signs Bounty-Hunting Abortion Ban

BOISE, Idaho — Yesterday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law SB 1309, a Texas-style copycat that deputizes private citizens to bring lawsuits against health care providers who perform an abortion after...

March 4, 2022

Idaho Legislative Committee Sends Bill Criminalizing Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Youth to Full House of Representatives

Today the House State Affairs Committee sent House Bill 675, a bill that would criminalize medical professionals who provide treatment and care for transgender youth, to the Idaho House of Representatives...

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The ACLU of Idaho's Legal Department files lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout Idaho. We rely on Idahoans to report civil liberties violations when they happen so that the Legal Department can identify major threats to freedom in Idaho and respond with action to vindicate fundamental rights.