Boise State Asks Judge To Reject Student's Vaccine Lawsuit
A Boise State University student is suing school officials in federal court because he contends they discriminated against him by refusing to give him a meningitis vaccine designed for younger adults....
View ArticleAnalysis: Idaho Agrees To Settle 35 Year Old Lawsuit To Help Children With...
It’s a lawsuit that’s been going on since 1980 and it may finally be resolved. Known as the “Jeff D.” lawsuit, it focuses on children’s mental health services in Idaho. Despite repeated attempts to...
View ArticleSt. Luke's Says It Will Not Appeal Antitrust Ruling
Officials from St. Luke's Health System say they will not pursue a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to a federal judge's ruling that its purchase of Saltzer Medical Group violated antitrust laws. The Idaho...
View ArticleIdaho Inmates Make Their Case To Hold State In Contempt
Attorneys representing Idaho inmates in a class action lawsuit over prison health care told a federal judge Wednesday that prison officials intentionally misled a court-appointed examiner and the...
View ArticleJudge: Idaho's Anti-Dairy Spying Law Is Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that Idaho's law banning secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities is unconstitutional. U.S. Judge Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Monday the law violates...
View ArticleIn Response To Lawsuit, Boise Teachers Union Praises Relationship With District
The lawsuit announced Thursday against the Boise School District and the Boise Education Association is as much about opposing perspectives on unions as about the constitutional issues it broaches...
View ArticleAdvocacy Group Responds To Dismissal Of Boise Homeless Case
The City of Boise received some good legal news this week: U.S. District Court Judge Ronald E. Bush dismissed a lawsuit against the city Tuesday. The suit, Bell v. the City of Boise , was filed in...
View ArticleOne Couple Looks Back At The Year Since Same Sex Marriage Became Legal In Idaho
Thursday marks one year since same-sex marriage became legal in Idaho. That means it’s also the one year wedding anniversary for Rachael and Amber Beierle. The Beierlies are one of four couples who...
View ArticleListen: Boise City Police Put Homeless Tent City Residents On Notice
It may be the beginning of the end for the homeless tent city near downtown Boise. Thursday morning residents of the alley known as Cooper Court were awoken by Boise Police officers handing out...
View ArticleMeridian Movie Theater Suing Idaho Police To Keep Liquor License
The owners of the Village Cinemas in Meridian are suing the Idaho State Police because the agency wants to revoke the theater’s liquor license. The action stems from an instance last February when...
View ArticleHow Getting Sued By Harvard Might Affect Micron
We learned last week that Harvard University is suing Micron Technology over patent infringement. Micron isn’t commenting on the suit. If it goes to court, the company will likely argue that the...
View ArticleNurse Who Administered Lethal Drug To Baby Sued By Twin Falls Family
August Dean Elliott died last September after being admitted to St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center for a cardiac arrhythmia. According to the suit, the nurse who treated him, Jeffrey Smith, failed...
View ArticleWatering Idaho: Why The State Of Idaho And Treasure Valley Farmers Are...
There’s a legal fight going on over control of water in the Treasure Valley. The rhetoric in the fight has been intense. One side even has an ad campaign. Imagine a movie-theater preview voice comes up...
View ArticleSPOTLIGHT: Idaho State Police Settle Lawsuit, Will Stop Enforcing Liquor Law...
Idaho State Police will no longer enforce a liquor law that regulates live performances in venues that serve alcohol. That’s according to the ACLU of Idaho, after it sued the state agency this month on...
View ArticleIdaho Sage Grouse Lawsuit Dismissed, Federal Judge Says Otter Has No Standing
A federal district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter against the Obama administration. In September 2015, Otter’s office filed suit against the Interior...
View ArticleSecond Former Idaho Chobani Employee Sues Accusing Age Discrimination
A second former employee of Chobani has accused the yogurt company of age discrimination. The Times-News reports Virginia Tucker, who worked as a maintenance technician at the Twin Falls yogurt plant...
View ArticleTrump Administration Moves To Delist Canada Lynx In Idaho, Other Northern States
It’s really hard to know how many Canada lynx exist in the Gem State, in part because of their secretive and solitary nature. According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Bryon Holt, between 1960-1991...
View ArticleOn The Thursday, July 12, 2018 Edition Of Idaho Matters:
Idaho Department of Correction Director Henry Atencio discusses overcrowding. A former state supreme court justice files suit on behalf of Idaho students. State House Speaker Scott Bedke narrowly...
View ArticleFormer State Supreme Court Justice Files Suit Against Idaho Schools
Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Robert Huntley filed a class action lawsuit against several public school districts in the state of Idaho for charging fees to K-12 students.
View ArticlePocatello Looking At Possible $20 Million Liability If Class-Action Suit Goes...
The City of Pocatello could be liable for more than $20 million if a class-action lawsuit centering on utility fees proceeds.
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