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Mar 2, 2020

American Bar Association and Other Prominent Organizations File Legal Briefs Opposing Idaho Execution Secrecy

BOISE — The American Bar Association along with a leading national death penalty scholar, a coalition of media organizations, a legal association, and an advocacy group, filed amicus curiae, or “friend of...

BOISE — The American Bar Association along with a leading national death penalty scholar, a coalition of media organizations, a legal association, and an advocacy group, filed amicus curiae, or “friend of...

Mar 1, 2020

Smart Justice Stories Project: John

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John is a middle-aged balding white man looking at the camera and smiling from in front of a business's wall and window into an office.
John is a middle-aged balding white man looking at the camera and smiling from in front of a business's wall and window into an office.
Feb 27, 2020

ACLU Idaho Applauds Committee for Stopping Dangerous Bill to Jail Doctors for Providing Gender-Affirming Care

BOISE — Idaho’s House Judiciary and Rules Committee elected to hold Idaho House Bill 465 in committee on February 25, 2020, a move applauded by ACLU of Idaho....

BOISE — Idaho’s House Judiciary and Rules Committee elected to hold Idaho House Bill 465 in committee on February 25, 2020, a move applauded by ACLU of Idaho....

Feb 27, 2020

Invasive legislation targets trans kids for exclusion from school sports

BOISE – Lawmakers in Idaho are targeting transgender youth with a proposed ban on their participation in school sports in accordance with their authentic identity. This bill was passed largely along party...

BOISE – Lawmakers in Idaho are targeting transgender youth with a proposed ban on their participation in school sports in accordance with their authentic identity. This bill was passed largely along party...

Feb 27, 2020

Smart Justice Idaho Stories Project: David

Criminal Legal System

David ran into law enforcement when he was 16 when he was falsely accused of robbing his own house. Since then, he has not been able to dodge his record, making obtaining a career and education difficult....

David ran into law enforcement when he was 16 when he was falsely accused of robbing his own house. Since then, he has not been able to dodge his record, making obtaining a career and education difficult....

David is a clean white man in a blue collared shirt and black jacket looking at the camera from his front yard
David is a clean white man in a blue collared shirt and black jacket looking at the camera from his front yard
Feb 27, 2020

Invasive Legislation Targets Trans Kids for Exclusion from School Sports

Lawmakers in Idaho are targeting transgender youth with a proposed ban on their participation in school sports.

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Lawmakers in Idaho are targeting transgender youth with a proposed ban on their participation in school sports.

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