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Jun 08, 2020
ILAS v State of Idaho

Idaho Legal Aid Services v. State of Idaho

Vindicating tenants' rights against eviction.
Court Case
Sep 15, 2016
a venue with people sitting and waiting for the show to start from the back of the room, with words "Don't limit Artistic Expression in Idaho" "Justice Served" "#legalizeidahoart" and "#uncoveridahoart"
  • Speech, Press and Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

Visual Arts Collective v. Powell

Putting an end to art censorship in Idaho.
Court Case
Oct 16, 2014
Plaintiff Sierra Norman sitting at a countertop looking at a laptop in a room with windows looking out to what looks like farmland
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

Norman v. Cassia County Joint School District

Protecting student choice and fighing discrimination in Idaho's public schools.
Court Case
Jul 18, 2014
the word "solitary" on a wall
  • Prisoners' Rights

Samuel v. Wolfinger

Keeping children out of solitary confinement.
Court Case
Mar 17, 2014
A group of cows in a pasture
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

ALDF v. Wasden

Protecting Idaho’s press, animals, and food sources.
Court Case
Nov 04, 2013
572_boise_city_hall.jpg
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

ACLU of Idaho v. City of Boise

Rebuffing Boise's attempts to criminalize poverty.
Court Case
Sep 20, 2013
Front exterior of the Idaho Supreme Court and Court of Appeals building
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

State v. Scott

Defending the freedom to speak freely in court.
Court Case
Feb 17, 2012
Occupy Boise tents and signs on the lawn of the old Ada County Courthouse, with a cardboard sign in front reading "Occupy Boise"
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

Watters v. Otter

Protecting protestors' rights on the Idaho Capitol Mall.
Court Case
Jan 18, 2012
Lawsuit plaintiff Christie Mathwig sitting in a wheel chair with her dog on her lap in her house
  • Disability Justice

K.W. v. Armstrong

Giving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Idaho a fair chance.
Court Case
Jun 08, 2020
ILAS v State of Idaho
Court Case
Jun 08, 2020

Idaho Legal Aid Services v. State of Idaho

Vindicating tenants' rights against eviction.
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Court Case
Sep 15, 2016
a venue with people sitting and waiting for the show to start from the back of the room, with words "Don't limit Artistic Expression in Idaho" "Justice Served" "#legalizeidahoart" and "#uncoveridahoart"
Court Case
Sep 15, 2016
  • Speech, Press and Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

Visual Arts Collective v. Powell

Putting an end to art censorship in Idaho.
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Court Case
Oct 16, 2014
Plaintiff Sierra Norman sitting at a countertop looking at a laptop in a room with windows looking out to what looks like farmland
Court Case
Oct 16, 2014
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

Norman v. Cassia County Joint School District

Protecting student choice and fighing discrimination in Idaho's public schools.
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Court Case
Jul 18, 2014
the word "solitary" on a wall
Court Case
Jul 18, 2014
  • Prisoners' Rights

Samuel v. Wolfinger

Keeping children out of solitary confinement.
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Court Case
Mar 17, 2014
A group of cows in a pasture
Court Case
Mar 17, 2014
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

ALDF v. Wasden

Protecting Idaho’s press, animals, and food sources.
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Court Case
Nov 04, 2013
572_boise_city_hall.jpg
Court Case
Nov 04, 2013
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

ACLU of Idaho v. City of Boise

Rebuffing Boise's attempts to criminalize poverty.
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Court Case
Sep 20, 2013
Front exterior of the Idaho Supreme Court and Court of Appeals building
Court Case
Sep 20, 2013
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

State v. Scott

Defending the freedom to speak freely in court.
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Court Case
Feb 17, 2012
Occupy Boise tents and signs on the lawn of the old Ada County Courthouse, with a cardboard sign in front reading "Occupy Boise"
Court Case
Feb 17, 2012
  • Speech, Press and Privacy

Watters v. Otter

Protecting protestors' rights on the Idaho Capitol Mall.
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Court Case
Jan 18, 2012
Lawsuit plaintiff Christie Mathwig sitting in a wheel chair with her dog on her lap in her house
Court Case
Jan 18, 2012
  • Disability Justice

K.W. v. Armstrong

Giving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Idaho a fair chance.
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