Month: September 2024

2024 ABA Annual Meeting Report by R. Jonathan Shirts

The ABA held its Annual Meeting in Chicago from July 31 through August 6, 2024. My report on the last meeting was likely glanced over; for those who did read […]

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Julie Kane Receives Idaho Woman Lawyers’ Kate Feltham Award by Jeanette Moody

Julie Kane, citizen of Eastern Band of Cherokee, and long-time employee of the Nez Perce Tribe Office of Legal Counsel received the Idaho Women Lawyer’s (“IWL”) Kate Feltham award. The […]

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Featured Article: Implementing Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: The Who, What, and Why for the Nez Perce Tribe and Its Partners by Anne M. Kelleher

The Nez Perce Tribe is the first tribe in Idaho to implement the Violence Against Women Act [i] and will begin enforcing Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction this month.[ii] This article […]

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Program Report: Idaho Mock Trial Offers Important Civic Education for Idaho Students by Carey A. Shoufler

An Overview of the Program Each year, more than 30,000 U.S. high school students immerse themselves in the inner workings of our judicial system in preparation for their state’s mock […]

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Commissioner’s Column: What Is the Uniform Law Commission? by Hon. Robert L. Jackson

Perhaps it is not the same, considering over four decades have gone by since I was in law school, but I recall a class simply called “Sales.”  In reviewing the […]

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Idaho Supreme Court Amended Order Re: Adoption of Idaho Court Administrative Rule 101; Amendments to Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure 1, and Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service 5 – Effective Oct. 1, 2024

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Idaho Supreme Court Order Re: Amendments to Idaho Criminal Rules, Appendix A

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Ada County Court Services 40-Hour Mediation Training – Oct. 28-Nov. 1

Sponsored by Ada County Court Services October 28th – November 1st Ada County Courthouse Mon – Fri: 8am – 5pm (MT) Registration Fee: $250 ($200 with a commitment to volunteer […]

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Amendments to Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 – Effective Jan. 1, 2025

View the full Order In Re: Amendments to Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 on the Idaho Supreme Court’s website by click the button below. Please see also the below “quick […]

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Notice of Formal Ethics Opinion

Formal Ethics Opinion 137 addresses ethical issues for lawyers related to the transition to the State Public Defender system. Please see below.

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