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ACLU OF IDAHO FILES PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS RELATED TO NAMPA SCHOOL BOOK BAN

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August 11, 2022

ACLU OF IDAHO DEMANDS MISSING PUBLIC RECORDS RELATED TO NAMPA SCHOOL BOOK BAN

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho sent a letter to Nampa School District Superintendent Gregg Russell and the Board of Trustees for the Nampa School District demanding that the district...

July 28, 2022

REPORT: IDAHO’S SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, MAY HARM PUBLIC SAFETY

A report from University of Michigan Law School professor J.J. Prescott finds Idaho’s sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws “do not serve their purpose of lowering the risk of recidivism,...

July 19, 2022

FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING IDAHO’S TRANSGENDER SPORTS BAN IS NOT MOOT

Federal district court Judge Nye ruled that a transgender athlete’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Idaho’s law—HB 500—is not moot, meaning the case may proceed while the law remains blocked....

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