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Mar 25, 2013

KOOTENAI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TAKE A STEP BACKWARDS IN FIRING LONSTANDING PUBLIC DEFENDER

ACLU sends letter to commissioners to express concerns and to demand explanation
Boise, ID—Kootenai County Commissioners last week voted to terminate the Public Defender contract with John...
ACLU sends letter to commissioners to express concerns and to demand explanation
Boise, ID—Kootenai County Commissioners last week voted to terminate the Public Defender contract with John...
Mar 18, 2013

THE JOKE'S ON US: Taking Pause on the 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright

Note: This article was originally published in the January 2013 edition of The Advocate, a publication of...
Note: This article was originally published in the January 2013 edition of The Advocate, a publication of...
Mar 18, 2013

TODAY: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT

U.S. Supreme Court case established ‘right to a lawyer’ in state criminal courts, ACLU and Idaho legislature to take action
Boise, ID—Today, 50 years ago in 1963 the United States Supreme Court...
U.S. Supreme Court case established ‘right to a lawyer’ in state criminal courts, ACLU and Idaho legislature to take action
Boise, ID—Today, 50 years ago in 1963 the United States Supreme Court...
Mar 12, 2013

ACLU-IDAHO FILES FRIEND-OF-THE-COURT IN JOKI v. STATE OF IDAHO

Court has clear jurisdiction to declare summary judgment in Joki v. State of Idaho case
Boise,ID—The ACLU of Idaho recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the...
Court has clear jurisdiction to declare summary judgment in Joki v. State of Idaho case
Boise,ID—The ACLU of Idaho recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the...
Jan 29, 2013

IDAHO STATE CAPITOL BUILDING SHOULD REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO ALL IDAHOANS

Surveillance video of armed man on the Capitol floor should not lead to new restrictions on rights 
Boise, ID—The capitol surveillance video showing a gentleman touring the capitol while...
By ACLU of Idaho
Surveillance video of armed man on the Capitol floor should not lead to new restrictions on rights 
Boise, ID—The capitol surveillance video showing a gentleman touring the capitol while...
By ACLU of Idaho
Jan 12, 2013

BISD TO UPDATE BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND CIVIL RIGHTS GRIEVANCE POLICIES

ACLU encourages parents and students to be active participants in the process
Boise, ID—On Monday, January 14th at 6pm the Boise Independent School District (BISD) at their regular Trustee...
By ACLU of Idaho
ACLU encourages parents and students to be active participants in the process
Boise, ID—On Monday, January 14th at 6pm the Boise Independent School District (BISD) at their regular Trustee...
By ACLU of Idaho