Month: August 2025
The Role of 18 U.S.C. § 242 Prosecutions in Upholding Constitutional Rights by Wendy J. Olson
A federal criminal civil rights statute passed right after the end of the Civil War, 18 U.S.C. § 242, plays an important role in ensuring that law enforcement officers provide Fourth Amendment and due process protections when detaining any…
Read Full ArticleEnhanced Immigration Enforcement, Where Are We in 2025? by Luis Campos Vasquez
I am an immigration and asylum lawyer, practicing in both Idaho and Arizona. In the first half of 2025, several clients have been the subject of aggressive immigration enforcement. This might seem unremarkable, particularly given the now common spectacle of…
Read Full ArticleThe New Front Lines of Immigration Defense by Maria E. Andrade
Introduction Immigration policy has dominated recent presidential campaigns, and since January 2025, the Trump Administration has aggressively pursued its promise to arrest and remove as many noncitizens as possible.[1] Within six months, the Trump Administration has used immigration courts to…
Read Full ArticleFast-Track Fairness in Immigration by Mariella Diaz
In today’s immigration landscape, “fast-track fairness” seems less like a commitment to justice and more like a punchline, an ironic slogan for a system where federal officials are micromanaged into enforcing policies that sidestep constitutional protections. While the Fifth and…
Read Full ArticleThe Role of Lawyers During the Japanese American Incarceration by Lorraine K. Bannai
Gordon Hirabayashi poses with members of his legal team outside the United States Court House. Seattle, Washington, February, 1985. ©Michael Yamashita. October 28, 2025, will mark the 80th anniversary of the closing of the American concentration camp at Minidoka, Idaho.…
Read Full ArticleProgram Report: Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program by Jennifer M. Schindele
On July 16 at the Idaho Law Foundation Luncheon, attorney Abbey Schulz spoke on how volunteering for the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program (“IVLP”) had a positive impact on her. It is typical to think about the impact on clients when…
Read Full Article2025 Annual Meeting and Anniversary Gala Recap by Teresa A. Baker
The Idaho State Bar celebrated its 100th Anniversary in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the Idaho Law Foundation in Boise at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place (“JUMP”) in July 2025. The celebration began with a leadership social on Tuesday, July…
Read Full ArticleIncoming President’s Message: Rooted in Tradition, Reaching for Tomorrow by Kristin Bjorkman
As I step into the role of president for the Board of Commissioners of the Idaho State Bar, I do so with deep humility and profound gratitude. This year marks an especially meaningful milestone for us—the 100-year anniversary of the…
Read Full ArticleThe Idaho State Bar 100th Anniversary & Idaho Law Foundation 50th Anniversary: The 1980s, The Era of Modernization Begins by Christopher P. Graham
Students at the University of Idaho working in the computer lab in 1984. Photo credit: University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, [Argonaut Photograph Collection, PG52-245]. The Era of Modernization Begins In her concluding remarks on the history of the Idaho…
Read Full ArticleRecent Idaho Supreme Court Orders Re: Various Amendments
Please see the links below to view the following Orders: Amendments to Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 Order Repealing and Replacing Idaho Court Administrative Rule 40 Order Amending Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32(k)(6)
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