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The ACLU of Idaho's Legal Department files lawsuits in federal and state courts in Idaho. We rely on Idahoans to report civil rights and 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 enshrined in the Bill of Rights, the United States Constitution, and Idaho's own laws and Constitution. The legal talent of pro bono cooperating attorneys is crucial to our success in the courts.

Learn more about our active cases below. To learn about closed cases, visit our Archived Cases page.

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The ACLU of Idaho won an important step in the lawsuit Robinson v. Labrador.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Idaho, and the law firm Cooley LLP filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States. The case was brought to the nation’s highest court by Idaho politicians seeking to disregard a federal statute.
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