Press Releases

Idaho Supreme Court Again Sides with ACLU in Public Defense Lawsuit

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

Statement Condemning Silencing of Dissenting Opinions on Hearing for Senate Bill 1183

BOISE — The undersigned nonprofit organizations strongly condemn the actions of Idaho Senate State Affairs Chair Patti Ann Lodge this morning (3/17) during the public hearing for Senate Bill 1183, a bill that would enact an extreme six-week ban on abortion with a mandatory transvaginal ultrasound.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

PROPOSED RULES GOVERNING USE OF IDAHO STATE CAPITOL BUILDING RAISE CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS

ACLU of Idaho comments on rules in letter to Idaho State Capitol Commission

Former Idaho Attorneys General File Legal Brief Opposing Anti-Trans House Bill 500

BOISE—Three former Idaho attorneys general, represented by the law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today in the lawsuit Hecox v. Little
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Justice
Court Cases: Hecox v. Little

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

ACLU Statement on the Election Results

NEW YORK — Below is a statement from Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, following the Associated Press’ announcement that former Vice President Joe Biden is the apparent winner of the presidential election.

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