Month: June 2019
Federal Bar Association Tri-State Seminar- September 26-28 (Sun Valley)
Registration is now open for the Federal Bar Association’s (FBA) Tri-State conference, which is being hosted by the Idaho Chapter this year. The FBA’s Tri-State Conference is an annual seminar, which rotates among Sun Valley, Idaho; Park City, Utah; and…
Read Full ArticleHutch High’s David Cooper: Putting life’s pieces back together
By Brett Marshall, Staff Writer On the surface, 18-year-old David Cooper appears to be just another typical high school basketball player. After all, he's not a starter on the undefeated Hutchinson Salt Hawk team. As a 6-2 senior forward, Cooper…
Read Full ArticleNew Website Not Compatible with Internet Explorer
Due to the use of new coding technology, several pages on the new version of our website are no longer compatible with Internet Explorer. If you use Internet Explorer and come across a web page that is not displaying properly,…
Read Full ArticleEmail Scam Alert – Email posing as Ethics Board & Idaho Supreme Court
It has come to our attention that another email scam is circulating. The email poses as the Ethics Board of the Idaho Supreme Court, claims that an ethics complaint has been filed against you, and requires you to click a…
Read Full ArticleA Diversity Barrier: Harassment in the Practice of Law
By Bobbi K. Dominick Much has been written about promoting diversity in the legal profession.[i] Intense focus has centered around women, but the goal of diversity is to encourage, support, and assist those with many diverse backgrounds to enter, and…
Read Full ArticleAn Inclusive Interpretation of the Constitution
By McKay Cunningham Lawyers and non-lawyers alike revere the Constitution as a document that embodies the nation’s greatest values. It has been called America’s civic religion. In times of political discord, the Constitution unifies those with opposing views because all…
Read Full ArticleAvoiding Gatekeeper Bias in Hiring Decisions
By Brenda M. Bauges and Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff Bias in hiring used to be overt. For instance, during her keynote address at the Idaho Women Lawyers 2019 Gala, the Honorable Mary M. Schroeder, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for…
Read Full ArticleA Modern Civil Rights Movement: What Lawyers Need to Know About LGBTQ Families
By Mary E. Shea Family Law Forever Changed In the summer of 2015, we watched celebrations nationwide when the United States Supreme Court fundamentally changed the American legal landscape by holding that the Fourteenth Amendment mandates equal legal marriage rights…
Read Full ArticleThe Mansfield Rule and the Idaho State Bar: Let’s Do This!
By Anna E. Eberlin What does diversity look like here? It depends on how you define “here” – is it a particular firm or partnership? Is it our local legal market? All attorneys in the state of Idaho? Attorneys in…
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