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May 17, 2018

Judge Orders Idaho Prison Officials to Disclose Secret Lethal Injection Records

Boise--On Monday a Fourth District judge ordered Idaho prison officials to disclose lethal injection records they had previously sought to keep secret regarding the drugs used in Idaho’s two most recent...

Boise--On Monday a Fourth District judge ordered Idaho prison officials to disclose lethal injection records they had previously sought to keep secret regarding the drugs used in Idaho’s two most recent...

May 16, 2018

Law Professor Sues Idaho Prison Officials Over Secret Lethal Injection Records

Public Records Lawsuit Seeks Disclosure of Records Needed to Determine Whether Idaho Executions Are Safe and Legal

BOISE – Idaho law professor Aliza Cover filed a lawsuit yesterday against the...

Public Records Lawsuit Seeks Disclosure of Records Needed to Determine Whether Idaho Executions Are Safe and Legal

BOISE – Idaho law professor Aliza Cover filed a lawsuit yesterday against the...
Mar 13, 2018

An Open Letter to Idaho Schools

 

In anticipation of the planned student walkouts across Idaho, in coordination with walkouts across the country to protest gun violence, the ACLU of Idaho sent a letter to Idaho public schools to...

 

In anticipation of the planned student walkouts across Idaho, in coordination with walkouts across the country to protest gun violence, the ACLU of Idaho sent a letter to Idaho public schools to...

Student Protest
Student Protest
Jan 18, 2018

COURT APPROVES CLASS ACTION STATUS FOR ACLU PUBLIC DEFENSE LAWSUIT

Decision extends impact of litigation to an annual 50,000 plus Idahoans and their families, statewide.

BOISE—Idaho’s Fourth Judicial District Court ruled...

Decision extends impact of litigation to an annual 50,000 plus Idahoans and their families, statewide.

BOISE—Idaho’s Fourth Judicial District Court ruled...

Justice, Scales
Justice, Scales
Jan 4, 2018

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech

Ninth Circuit Rules Audio, Visual Recording of Factory Farms is Protected by First Amendment

SAN FRANCISCO – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the first...

Ninth Circuit Rules Audio, Visual Recording of Factory Farms is Protected by First Amendment

SAN FRANCISCO – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the first...

Ag Gag
Ag Gag
Oct 5, 2017

Idaho Public Defense Commission seeking comment on 2018 rules

Public Defense

The Idaho Public Defense Commission is creating rules that will set the standards for public defense in Idaho, including rules pertaining to investigations, use of experts, parity in investigators, experts...

The Idaho Public Defense Commission is creating rules that will set the standards for public defense in Idaho, including rules pertaining to investigations, use of experts, parity in investigators, experts...