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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

Governor Little Signs Bounty-Hunting Abortion Ban

BOISE, Idaho — Yesterday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law SB 1309, a Texas-style copycat that deputizes private citizens to bring lawsuits against health care providers who perform an abortion after six weeks in pregnancy.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Idaho Legislative Committee Sends Bill Criminalizing Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Youth to Full House of Representatives

Today the House State Affairs Committee sent House Bill 675, a bill that would criminalize medical professionals who provide treatment and care for transgender youth, to the Idaho House of Representatives with a “do pass” recommendation.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Justice

TEXAS STYLE ABORTION BAN AWAITS A VOTE ON IDAHO’S SENATE FLOOR

Members of our state’s Reproductive Justice Coalition, Freeing Idaho, expressed dismay at the passage of SB1309 out of Idaho’s Senate State Affairs Committee. Their highlighted concerns are for the safety of community members and medical providers.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU STATEMENT ON DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY VERDICT

MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.The following statement can be attributed to Jason Williamson, deputy director of the ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project:  
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

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