Press Releases

ACLU files emergency motion asking court to intervene in State Public Defender disaster

The ACLU filed an emergency motion with the Idaho Supreme Court in the Tucker v. State of Idaho class action.

ACLU of Idaho Statement on Failed Killing of Thomas Creech

This morning, the state of Idaho failed to complete the execution of Thomas Creech, a man who has been on death row for 50 years. The ACLU of Idaho condemns the death penalty and calls on state authorities to commute Thomas Creech’s case to life in prison. Read the full statement.

Long-running Class Action Over Idaho’s Public Defense Crisis Heads to Idaho Supreme Court for Third Time

The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho lawsuit challenging the constitutional adequacy of Idaho’s provision of public defense is headed to the Idaho Supreme Court for the third time since 2016.

ACLU of Idaho Publishes Illustrated Handbook for People in Idaho’s Jails and Prisons

“Your Rights on the Inside: A Handbook for Incarcerated Idahoans” is written as a graphic novel and includes legal rights information and self-advocacy tools for inmates.

Governor Brad Little Signs Bill that Shields Idaho Executions from Public Scrutiny

BOISE, Idaho — Wednesday afternoon, Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill 658, a law that prohibits the disclosure of entities or persons supplying, manufacturing, dispensing, or prescribing chemicals or substances used in state executions.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Idaho Supreme Court Again Sides with ACLU in Public Defense Lawsuit

Decision paves the way for structural changes to Idaho’s public defense system.

Idaho Supreme Court Orders Release of Secret Lethal Injection Records

The Idaho Supreme Court issued a decision in Cover v. Idaho Board of Correction, ordering the release of lethal injection records that the Idaho Department of Correction previously kept from the public.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Civil Rights Lawyers File Lawsuit in Federal Court Challenging Idaho Law Criminalizing Oral and Anal Sex

ACLU of Idaho says enforcement of law, primary legal tool of the anti-gay “Boise of Boise” prosecutions, is facially unconstitutional.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform