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2025 IOLTA Report
IOLTA Grant Summary The Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account (“IOLTA”) program works with members of the Idaho State Bar and the Idaho banking community to place client funds into interest bearing accounts. Participating banks remit interest earned to the Idaho…
Read Full Article2025 Trial Skills Academy (Boise) March 7 – 8
March 7 @ 8:00 am - March 8 @ 3:00 pm Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Litigation Section Friday, March 7, 2025 – 7:45 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday, March 8, 2025 – 8:00 am – 3:00 pm James A.…
Read Full Article2025 Award Nominations – Due 3/28
It is time again to gather up nominations for the various awards presented by the Idaho State Bar Board of Commissioners. Each year, the Board of Commissioners presents awards to members of the Bar who demonstrate exemplary leadership, professionalism, and…
Read Full ArticleMCLE Compliance Information
Each active member of the Bar must complete 30 hours of MCLE credit, including 3 hours of ethics, every three (3) years. Extensions until March 1, 2025 are available. The extension fee is $100. More information on MCLE Compliance. If there…
Read Full ArticleThe Idaho State Bar 100th Anniversary: The Early Days by Hon. Michael J. Oths
The Idaho State Bar is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025. This article recounts the development of the Bar through the end of the 1930s and is drawn from minutes and transcripts of the annual meetings. It is also part…
Read Full ArticleThe “Bad Spaniels” Case: The Overlap of Trademark Rights and First Amendment Interests by Blaykleigh Smythe
It is no surprise that the value of a trademark continues to rise in the United States economy due to its ability to drive consumer spending. Trademarks play a significant role in distinguishing the sources of goods and services, providing…
Read Full ArticleThe First Amendment and the Restrictions on Public Performance Rights by Andreea Livanu
Imagine a world where the boundaries of free speech are drawn not by the merits of the message, but by the shifting sands of societal norms and subjective morality. It is the precarious terrain copyright owners must navigate when their…
Read Full ArticleFrom Myth to Reality: Is AI the Pandora’s Box of Our Time? by Skylar W. Schossberger
Frankenstein A Universal Picture, Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera, Collection no. 0129, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University. “Whence, I often asked myself, did the principle of life proceed? It was a bold…
Read Full ArticleThe Patent Thicket: Can Federal Rulemaking Hack a Path Through the Shrubbery? by Celia H. Leber
of trees with a track amid the thicket of bushes on a bright sunny day. Photo by Ania Zakrzewska via Adobe Stock. The initial plan for this article was to confine the scope to a discussion of a recent controversial…
Read Full ArticleProgram Report: Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
Since 2009, Pro Bono Week has been a national celebration of pro bono service. Legal organizations across America participate to recognize the need for legal services and to thank those who give their time to provide it. The Idaho Volunteer…
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