Item: Idaho schools sue court justices over funding/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise

More Info:What if there were a big lawsuit, one side won, and the losing side refused to go along with the decision? A group of Idaho school districts says that’s what happened after they sued the state Legislature over inadequate funding for school construction. The Idaho Supreme Court declared the current funding system unconstitutional, but then closed the case without ordering any changes. Now the schools are suing the individual justices in federal court, contending they deprived them of their constitutional rights.

DFO: I've never been able to figure out why Idaho's high court didn't have the guts to force legislators abide by its decision on the long-running school suit. I applaud this lawsuit to force justices to do what they failed to do last time -- force Idaho lawmakers to obey the state Constitution.

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