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The Great Salt Lake and Idaho
By James R. Cefalo In recent years, there have been numerous news articles about the causes and impacts of declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake. Idahoans may feel that Great Salt Lake water levels are Utah’s problem. Idaho…
Read Full ArticleSackett v. EPA: North Idaho’s Clean Water Act Wild Card[i]
By Norman M. Semanko The Clean Water Act ("the Act") has become fertile ground for extensive litigation in the federal courts. And no issue has been more prominent than the Act’s jurisdictional trigger term, "navigable waters," defined in the Act…
Read Full ArticleCurtailing Water Use in a Good Water Year?
By Meghan M. Carter No doubt many of you have seen these or similar headlines this spring: “Possible Water Curtailments Even in a Good Year”[i] and “New Idaho Department of Water Resources Order Would Force 900 Groundwater Users to Curtail…
Read Full ArticleKeeping “Current” with the Idaho Water Adjudications
By Lacy Rammell-O'Brien Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus is attributed with the expression, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”[i] The Idaho Water Adjudications are much…
Read Full ArticleIdaho Volunteer Lawyers Program Report
By Jennifer M. Schindele The Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program (“IVLP”) is a program of the Idaho Law Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to increase access to legal services and enhance public understanding of the law. IVLP provides a…
Read Full ArticlePresident’s Message: Lucky to Be an Idaho Lawyer
By Gary L. Cooper At the conclusion of the 2023 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, I was passed the gavel to start serving as president for the next year. To be honest, I am apprehensive to take on this responsibility. …
Read Full ArticleIdaho Supreme Court Order Re: Permissive Appeals in Child Protective Act Proceedings
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Read Full ArticleNotice of Opportunity to Submit Applications for the Position of Court of Appeals Judge – Deadline 9/13
Notice is hereby given that the Judicial Council is now accepting applications for the position of Court of Appeals Judge. The Idaho Judicial Council is starting the process of selecting nominees to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of…
Read Full ArticleSurvey Now Available – Courtrooms of the Future: Remote & In-Person Hearings – Deadline 9/1
Help Shape the Future of Idaho’s Courtrooms As the legal and technological landscape continues to evolve, the Idaho Supreme Court’s Making the Record Workgroup seeks to understand the preferences and opinions of attorneys and judges regarding whether certain types of…
Read Full ArticleCelebrate Constitution Day September 15th!
Constitution Day CLE: Constitutional Rights: Balancing History, Liberty, and the Common Good (Boise) Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation and Attorneys for Civic Education Friday, September 15, 2023 12:00 – 1:30 pm (MT) Idaho State Capitol Lincoln Auditorium – Garden…
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