Month: July 2022

Gender Designations on Public Identity Documents: To Amend or Abolish?

Casey Parsons Published November/December 2021 The last several years have marked many victories for transgender people in the United States. In June 2020, the Supreme Court unequivocally held in Bostock […]

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Critical Race Theory and Workplace Diversity Efforts

Bobbi K. Dominick Published November/December 2021 Across the country, debates about “critical race theory” (CRT) are raging in legislatures, school boards and organizations, and in diverse locales.  While it may […]

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DisAbility Rights Idaho Collaborates with Idaho Federation of Families to Educate and Empower Youth Accessing Mental Health Services

Kayla M. Steinmann Published November/December 2021 It should be no surprise that youth mental health in America is at an all-time low. During the pandemic, youths faced social isolation and […]

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In Honor of Jennifer: Remember to Please Take Care of Yourself and Others

Courtney R. Holthus Published November/December 2021 On October 31, 2016, the Diversity Section and the Idaho State Bar lost one of its promising members, Jennifer King, to suicide. As the […]

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Redlining and Intergenerational Wealth

McKay Cunningham Latonia Haney Keith Published November/December 2021 This April, HB 377 was signed into law. The new law aims to ban critical race theory in Idaho public schools.[1] President […]

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The Idaho Human Rights Act is Long Overdue for a Legislative Update

Susan E. Park Dough A. Werth Published November/December 2021 The Idaho Human Rights Act needs attention. The Idaho Legislature has not made a meaningful amendment to the act since 2005, […]

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What Does a Client Expect?

Laird B. Stone Idaho State Bar Commissioner Third and Fifth Districts Published November/December 2021 When a potential client walks in your door, what does that individual expect? You need to […]

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Calculating Economic Loses from Lost Earnings in Employment Termination Cases in the Ninth Circuit

Charles L. Baum II, Ph.D. Published June/July 2022 The United States Supreme Court during its 2019-2020 term reviewed several employment termination cases to determine whether the Civil Rights Act protects […]

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Discrimination Based on Gender: Reconciling Bostock in a Rapidly Evolving Workplace

Leslie M.G Hayes Emma C. Nowacki Published June/July 2022 It takes tremendous courage for a transgender employee to make the decision that he, she, ze,[1] or they is ready to […]

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An Interview with Hon. Candy W. Dale: On Retirement (and Recall)

Anne E. Henderson Published June/July 2022 “I’m not done yet” –Hon. Candy W. Dale The Honorable Candy W. Dale was chosen for appointment to the federal bench in 2008. At […]

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