Month: March 2023

The Return of the General Warrant

Benjamin M. Onosko Introduction This article examines the modern police practice of conducting pretextual stops on the motoring public to initiate criminal investigations without reasonable suspicion or prior judicial approval; […]

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Pleading the Fifth and the Erosion of Due Process

K. Jill Bolton The phrase “pleading the Fifth” or “taking the Fifth” likely sparks different thoughts for different types of legal practitioners. Advising a client to assert his or her […]

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What Your Kids Need to Know About Search and Seizure

Johnathan R. Baldauf At least 30.2% of American youth will be arrested by the time they are 23.[i] For parents of boys, the numbers are worse: 23-year-old young men are […]

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How the Pandemic Altered the Criminal Defense Landscape

Jessica A. Harrison Our post-COVID-19 world is undoubtedly a different world than the one we were accustomed to before 2020. We can self-administer nasal swabs just as naturally as we […]

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Discovery Delayed is Justice Denied: Discovery Delays in Misdemeanor Cases

Justin A. Bowles “Justice delayed too long is justice denied.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letters from Birmingham Jail Introduction Discovery, the right to have all the evidence the […]

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Bar Counsel’s Office Department Report

Joseph N. Pirtle The work of Bar Counsel’s Office is primarily divided into four categories: (1) investigating and prosecuting alleged violations of the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct; (2) assisting […]

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Commissioner’s Column: 2022 in Review

Gary L. CooperCommissionerSixth and Seventh Districts By the time this is published we will be at or near the end of the first quarter of 2023.  However, I am writing […]

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2023 Idaho Law Review Symposium – April 7, 2023

You’re invited to the 2023 Idaho Law Review Symposium on Friday, April 7, 2023 at the College of Law’s Boise campus located at 501 W. Front Street. The topic this year is Hot […]

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Licensed Nursing Facilities, Prelitigation Panel Members Needed – March 31, 2023

The Idaho State Bar seeks attorneys interested in serving as panelists for licensed nursing facilities hearing panels.  Pursuant to Idaho Code Sections 6-2302, the Board of Commissioners appoints attorney members […]

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