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Idaho Supreme Court rules for governor’s authority on clemency decision in execution case

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the governor maintains the authority to reject a clemency decision to reduce a prisoner’s sentence by the state’s parole board, in turn restarting a longtime death row inmate’s execution process.

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Two months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold

A cascade of new abortion restrictions known as "trigger bans" are taking effect in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to the medical procedure.

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Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard, advocates say

Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often hostile even before the Supreme Court removed Roe v. Wade’s constitutional protections for abortions. After the June ruling, many reproductive services stand to be prohibited altogether, putting the health of incarcerated women who…

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Commentary: We’ve seen Utah test run of Idaho’s transgender athlete ban. It’s abusive. Repeal it

Idaho’s transgender athlete ban has been on hold pending a federal court case for two years. Now we know how lucky Idaho’s female athletes have been.

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Federal judge to rule on Idaho abortion ban this week. Here are the arguments

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge on Monday said Idaho’s abortion “trigger law” conflicts with a federal statute mandating treatment — including abortion — be provided to emergency room patients.

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Idaho librarian resigns over political climate of ‘extremism’ and ‘militant Christian fundamentalism’

Kimber Glidden announced her departure from the head of the Idaho library on its official Facebook page, citing a ‘political atmosphere of extremism’

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3 more states are poised to enact abortion trigger bans this week

Barring court intervention, abortion trigger bans will take effect in Tennessee, Idaho and Texas, increasing penalties where abortion is already effectively banned.

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Smut allegations lead to contentious debate at overflowing library board meeting in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho — More than 100 people crowded into a room at the Meridian Library’s main branch on Wednesday night for a heated debate where people voiced concerns or offered their support about what books were accessible to children.

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Doomsday ‘cult mom’ Lori Vallow puts on smiley show during court hearing on charges for killing her children

Vallow is accused of conspiring to murder her children Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, to collect their social security benefits

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Anglers smash Idaho sturgeon record with rare catch at Snake River reservoir near Boise

A Utah couple landed a sturgeon last week that handily broke the Idaho state record by several inches, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release last week.

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Idaho taxpayers will pay for ‘unconstitutional’ anti-trans law. Here’s the cost

BOISE, Idaho — Two years ago, Idaho Republicans flouted warnings that barring transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificates is unconstitutional. Now, Idaho taxpayers owe more than $320,000 to attorneys who successfully challenged the 2020 law.

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Mom accused of killing kids in Idaho seeks change in charges

Attorneys for a mother charged with conspiring to kill her children and steal their social security benefits have asked a judge to send the case back to a grand jury because they say the current indictment is confusing

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‘If they can’t make it, none of them will.’ These Idaho salmon may hold key to survival

BOISE, Idaho — In less than 20 years, wild Chinook salmon may disappear. But one group nestled in Central Idaho’s rugged wilderness may be the key to the threatened species’ recovery throughout the Northwest.

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Record sturgeon catch described as ‘exceedingly rare’

A Idaho lake known for bass and crappie fishing is now famous for having produced the state-record white sturgeon.

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Idaho Supreme Court won't block strict abortion bans

The Idaho Supreme Court says Idaho’s strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges play out in court

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Abortion will become illegal in Idaho as state Supreme Court declines to pause trigger law

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho residents will no longer be able to seek abortions in state after the Idaho Supreme Court earlier this week let the state implement its near-total abortion ban.

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Volokh Being Prosecuted for Anti-Government Speech

That's Maria Volokh, a municipal government candidate in Moscow (not the one in Idaho), being prosecuted for speech critical of the war in Ukraine (see Mediazona, in Russian). Volokh's and her codefendant Sergey Smirnov's speech apparently consisted of walking through the center of Moscow with black tape over their mouths…

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Want to see wildlife in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area? Here are some tips.

Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a rugged Idaho wilderness full of gorgeous views as well as wildlife, from tiny birds and massive moose to predators like bears, wolves and elusive wolverines.

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Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway

Reason

The DOJ Files a Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban

The department claims that the ban, which provides no exceptions for medical emergencies, violates existing federal law.

Daily Mirror

World's most 'dangerous' place where you can 'get away with murder' thanks to loophole

A huge stretch inside Yellowstone National Park remains technically lawless due to a quirk in the US constitution that leaves defendants without a jury to convict them

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Idaho school district approves policy to create ‘content neutral’ classrooms. What does that mean?

BOISE, Idaho — The West Ada school board on Monday approved a revised policy that gives teachers new guidelines on what they can display in their classrooms.

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He labeled a bullet with a threat to Boise’s mayor. This just happened to him in court

BOISE, Idaho — Menacing graffiti. Bullets labeled with threats to Boise Mayor Lauren McLean. Discussions of mass violence. Four firearms, including an assault rifle, and tactical gear. Writings avowing loyalty to a right-wing extremist ideology.

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Editorial: If this is Idaho’s response to federal lawsuit over abortion ban, we’re in legal trouble

The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of Idaho — the first such lawsuit the federal government has filed against a state in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is based on important matters of life and death, and raises legitimate questions about how…

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Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion cases

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments from representatives for Planned Parenthood, the state and the Idaho Legislature that will determine how three abortion-related lawsuits will proceed.

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