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Aug 7, 2017

ACLU of Idaho Files Open Records Request with the State to Obtain Communications Between Idaho and the Trump Administration on DACA

Idaho Governor is the only one to join 10 State Attorneys General, including Idaho’s, to send Trump an ultimatum to rescind DACA

Boise, ID— The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho,...

Idaho Governor is the only one to join 10 State Attorneys General, including Idaho’s, to send Trump an ultimatum to rescind DACA

Boise, ID— The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho,...

Jul 26, 2017

ACLU Idaho Statement on Trump Military Transgender Ban

Boise, ID—On Wednesday morning, July 26, 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted to the nation and world that “…the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any...

Jun 30, 2017

ACLU STATEMENT IN REPONSE TO IDAHO ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR LETTER OF SUPPORT AGAINST CONTINUING DEFERRED ACTION PROGRAM

Boise, ID – In response to the recent announcement that Idaho Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden and Governor C.L. Butch Otter would support a suit against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or...

May 9, 2017

ACLU Issues Texas 'Travel Advisory'

Traveling to Texas May Result in Violation of Constitutional Rights, ACLU Warns

Boise, ID — The American Civil Liberties Union and several state offices, including the...

Traveling to Texas May Result in Violation of Constitutional Rights, ACLU Warns

Boise, ID — The American Civil Liberties Union and several state offices, including the...

May 8, 2017

ACLU of Idaho Files Religious Freedom Lawsuit against Idaho Department of Correction

Lawsuit Seeks Kosher Diet for Jewish Prisoners

BOISE, IDAHO – The ACLU of Idaho and Boise civil rights law firm Ferguson Durham PLLC have filed a class action lawsuit...

Lawsuit Seeks Kosher Diet for Jewish Prisoners

BOISE, IDAHO – The ACLU of Idaho and Boise civil rights law firm Ferguson Durham PLLC have filed a class action lawsuit...

Apr 28, 2017

Idaho Supreme Court Rules in Favor of ACLU in Public Defense Case

Unanimous decision sends case back to lower court for continuation

BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Supreme Court today ruled that the ACLU’s class action lawsuit challenging Idaho’s public defense...

Unanimous decision sends case back to lower court for continuation

BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Supreme Court today ruled that the ACLU’s class action lawsuit challenging Idaho’s public defense...