This morning, the state of Idaho failed to complete the execution of Thomas Creech, a man who has been on death row for 50 years. The ACLU of Idaho condemns the death penalty and calls on state authorities to commute Thomas Creech’s case to life in prison. Read the full statement.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho lawsuit challenging the constitutional adequacy of Idaho’s provision of public defense is headed to the Idaho Supreme Court for the third time since 2016.
In a victory for families and transgender youth, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to stay a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of an Idaho law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 18.
In a victory for families of transgender youth and their medical providers, a federal judge has preliminarily blocked enforcement of an Idaho law banning gender-affirming health care treatments for transgender people under 18 years old.
A federal judge in Idaho has denied an effort by the State to keep its decision-making procedures secret in our lawsuit over Idaho's Medicaid program for adults with developmental disabilities.
Julianne Donnelly Tzul joins the ACLU after previously serving as the executive director for the International Rescue Committee in Boise for over twelve years.