The Latest Breaking News from Idaho

Welcome to the Monday, March 27, Brew. 

No matter your position on whether abortion should be legal, Idaho’s existing law is broken.

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho could begin executing death row inmates by firing squad as early as this summer after Gov. Brad Little joined a wave of Republican support to use the method when lethal injection drugs are unavailable.

Idaho Supreme Court ruled that dog’s actions made 2019 search of vehicle illegal

A rural hospital in Idaho will stop delivering babies and providing other obstetrical care, citing recently passed laws in which physicians could be prosecuted for providing abortions, among other reasons

The closure of a labor and delivery unit in Idaho is a harbinger of what's to come

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated a Mountain Home man’s conviction for felony drug possession and delivery after it ruled that a police drug-sniffing dog trespassed and conducted an illegal search by putting its paws on his vehicle, prompting the search that led to his arrest.

"The firing squad, in my opinion, is beneath the dignity of the state of Idaho," said one state senator. "We have to find a better way."

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.