The Idaho Supreme Court says the state can't be named as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the fees many public schools charge for classes. Former Nampa Schools Superintendent Russell Joki filed the lawsuit in 2012 against the state and school districts across Idaho, alleging that fees imposed...
In a ruling that the ACLU called a 'monumental decision for all Idahoans,' the Idaho Supreme Court today cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit over constitutional defects in the state's public defense system to proceed. Here's the full AP report.
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television examines state contracting and procurement, data and accountability, and the latest Idaho Supreme Court rulings. On the pundits panel, I join AP Boise correspondent Rebecca Boone; Idaho Education News reporter Kevin Richert; and co-host Melissa Davlin to discuss…
The Idaho Supreme Court today reinstated the ACLU lawsuit challenging Idaho’s public defense system as unconstitutional, reversing in large part a lower court decision that dismissed it on procedural grounds. In a unanimous decision authored by Chief Justice Roger Burdick, the high court overturned the...
After the 30 legislators who are suing to challenge Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of the grocery tax repeal bill amended their filing to correct procedural errors, the Idaho Supreme Court has set oral arguments in the case for June 15 at 11:10 a.m. The court...
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo wants to ramp up economic sanctions and “impose real costs” on Russian President Vladimir Putin for his country’s ongoing military incursions and interference in democratic elections in the United States and Europe, reports Lewiston Tribune reporter Bill Spence. Crapo is chairman…
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