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Sep 23, 2014

An open letter to Mayor Bieter & Boise City Council re: proposed Ordinance 38-14, criminalizing houselessness in Boise

Dear Mayor Bieter and Council Members:

It was just one year ago that the ACLU of Idaho last sent you an open letter, and it was about the same subject as this one: the City’s seemingly persistent push...

Dear Mayor Bieter and Council Members:

It was just one year ago that the ACLU of Idaho last sent you an open letter, and it was about the same subject as this one: the City’s seemingly persistent push...

Sep 15, 2014

Celebrate Constitution Day!

ACLU launches online interactive learning tool for school children to learn about the Constitution

BOISE, Idaho—Wednesday, September 17th marks Constitution Day and grade-school students now...

ACLU launches online interactive learning tool for school children to learn about the Constitution

BOISE, Idaho—Wednesday, September 17th marks Constitution Day and grade-school students now...

Sep 4, 2014

Court Rules in Favor of Public Interest Coalition, Denies Idaho's Motion to Dismiss Ag Gag Lawsuit

Case Moves Forward to Challenge State Law That Silences Factory Farm Whistle-Blowers

BOISE, Idaho – Today, a federal district court allowed an “ag gag” lawsuit to proceed against the state of...

Case Moves Forward to Challenge State Law That Silences Factory Farm Whistle-Blowers

BOISE, Idaho – Today, a federal district court allowed an “ag gag” lawsuit to proceed against the state of...

Jul 21, 2014

ACLU of Idaho asks Court to End Solitary Confinement of Fifteen-Year-Old Child

Unnecessary solitary confinement of adolescent amounts to punishment before conviction, ACLU brief contends

Boise, Idaho—On Friday, July 21, 2014 the American Civil Liberties Union of...

Jul 16, 2014

ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation Join Idaho Mom’s Legal Challenge to NSA Surveillance

Court of Appeals Agrees to Expedite Case over Telephone Records Collection
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho – The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho and the...

The NSA building from a distance, shown with parking lots surrounding it.

Jul 14, 2014

ACLU of Idaho Joins Idaho Freedom Foundation, Fire in Calling on Boise State University to Fix Event Policies

ACLU of Idaho letter highlights the group’s recent First Amendment victories in federal court

BOISE, Idaho—The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho (ACLU of Idaho) joined national and...