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A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.

More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho.

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ACLU Urges Court to Allow Lawsuit Challenging Violent Idaho Immigration Raid to Proceed

An opposition to the defendants’ motion to dismiss filed today challenges defendants’ claim that the massive immigration raid at a family event was a routine execution of five criminal warrants
A large number of community members are detained and questioned by law enforcement in Wilder, Idaho.

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Debunking Misconceptions About Idaho’s Bathroom Ban Laws

As anti-transgender rhetoric and policies have become more mainstream in recent years, so has the debate around an unexpected topic: bathrooms.
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287(g) Agreements in Idaho

Idaho has signed multiple new 287(g) agreements since President Trump took office in January 2025.

ACLU of Idaho Launches Ten-language Campaign To Document Harassment And Intimidation

Information aimed at reporting bullying and attacks in Idaho communitiesBoise, ID—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho has launched a campaign in ten different languages to help Idaho families document and report incidents of harassment, bullying, and intimidation. The campaign features web-based and print information covering basics for documenting and reporting incidents of intimidation, harassment, and bullying, as well as a video captioned in the same ten languages, all of them common in Idaho: Swahili, Kinyarwanda, French, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Bosnian, English, Kirundi, and Somali. The ACLU will follow these materials with a recorded webinar on Monday, January 23, 2017, about documenting and reporting harassment, bullying and intimidation in Idaho open to families throughout Idaho.

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U.S. Department of Education Finds Middleton School District’s Single-Sex Classrooms Violate Federal Law

BOISE, Idaho- The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has found Middleton School District in violation of federal law for segregating students into single-sex classrooms at Middleton Heights Elementary School. The federal agency’s finding came in response to a complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Idaho (ACLU), documenting violations of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in education, at Middleton Heights Elementary School.

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ACLU, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Reach Landmark Settlement in Medicaid Class Action

More information about the settlement, including a copy of the settlement agreement itself, is available on the ACLU of Idaho website at www.acluidaho.org. The court will hold a hearing to decide whether to grant final approval to the settlement on January 12, 2017.

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Declo School District Changes Policies

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Artists Win Lawsuit Against Idaho Alcohol Laws

Idaho State Police Agree to Permanent End to Restrictions on Artistic Expression

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Art Gallery, Theater, and Acclaimed Artist File Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions on Live Performance

Idaho Alcohol Laws Violate Free Speech, ACLU and Co-Counsel Lawsuit Contend

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Copper Court Records Released

The five organizations requesting these documents hope documents shed light on government action and promote further transparency.

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ACLU OF Idaho Commends Governor Otter on Veto of SB 1342a

The ACLU of Idaho raised constitutional concerns before bill allowing for use of the Bible in science classes was vetoed by Gov. Otter.

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Federal Court Rules Against Idaho Department of Health and Welfare in Medicaid Classs Action

The ruling mandates important protections for due process rights.

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