Governor Brad Little recently announced a partnership between the State of Idaho and Turning Point USA to expand its “Club America” program into high schools. Framed as an effort to promote free speech and civic engagement, the initiative—founded by Charlie Kirk—aims to establish chapters in schools nationwide. But stripping away the rhetoric, this move raises…
A new bill introduced by House Speaker Mike Moyle would make it a felony to speak “recklessly” about another person. The bill, which has already been presented to the House State Affairs Committee, would impose extreme penalties, including up to a $100,000 fine, five years in prison, or both for “communicating to a person. .…
The ACLU of Idaho is urging the Idaho Supreme Court to step in and address what it calls a public defense crisis, alleging that the State’s recent overhaul of its public defense system is leaving indigent defendants without proper legal representation. After Idaho transitioned to a statewide public defender agency in October, mass resignations due…
As the state attempts to address a backlog of more than 40,000 cases, Covid numbers are making it difficult to resume jury trials: Read more
The criminal system can seem procedurally complex with many moving players and parts. While defense attorneys can lead someone through this system, it often takes all of a persons’ health providers, clinicians, and family or other support networks to keep a defendant’s life on track. Criminal cases can sometimes require months or even years of…
Mental health providers often have ideas and solutions for how to keep someone struggling with a mental illness out of the justice system. It can be an attorney’s job to translate a proper plan of treatment to a court so the judge may have hope that it is safe to commit someone accused of or…