Press Releases

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

JUDGE BLOCKS FIRST LAW TARGETING TRANSGENDER ATHLETES AS CASE CONTINUES

While the lawsuit is pending, the first outright ban on participation of transgender athletes anywhere in the world and the only statewide statute restricting the participation of transgender and intersex athletes in the country will not go into effect.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Justice

Idaho Court Rules that Families Facing Eviction Have a Constitutional Right to Jury Trial

The Court struck down the Idaho statute that deprived tenants of their right to a jury in eviction proceeding, finding the statute was unconstitutional under the Idaho Constitution.