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A Housing Crisis: The Story of the Syringa Mobile Home Park and the Law Clinic’s Quest for Water
Jessica M. Long Published September 2021 What would you do if you had to live in a home without water? If the water coming out of your home’s pipes was contaminated? On average, a person uses between 80–100 gallons of…
Read Full ArticleHow the U.S Constitution Connects with COVID-19
Richard H. Seamon Published September 2021 Every semester, I tell the students in my course on constitutional law at the University of Idaho College of Law that it is a great time to be taking constitutional law. And every semester…
Read Full ArticleThe Future of the Land Grant Law School
Dean Johanna Kalb Published September 2021 Boise Law School Students at the College of Law - Boise classrooms and campus spaces This summer, I had the great honor of taking over the helm of the University of Idaho College of…
Read Full ArticleTradition and Change at the University of Idaho College of Law
University of Idaho Spring Commencement 2021 Richard H. Seamon Published September 2021 As I write this, less than a month remains before the University of Idaho College of Law welcomes its incoming class, the Class of 2024. I invite attorneys…
Read Full ArticleA State of Equilibrium
Kristin Bjorkman Dunn Idaho State Bar Commissioner Fourth District Published September 2021 I live in a neighborhood where one of the streets ends with a cul-de-sac in front of a park. It is a quiet space and an ideal location…
Read Full ArticleThe Impact of Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying on Lawyers in Idaho
red figurine of a man stands aside from the crowd of people. Asociality, sociopathy. Rejected from society, lonely. Development of leadership and social qualities. Infected, fear and misunderstanding. Catherine A Freeman Gregory B. LeDonne Jodi A. Nafzger Cathy R. Silak…
Read Full ArticleHow to Deal with a Dead Party in a Live Case
Stephen L. Adams Published October 2021 Stack of documents placed on a business desk in a business office. Every so often, we as attorneys must deal with the unfortunate fact that our client, whether a plaintiff or a defendant, has…
Read Full ArticleRON, RON, RON Away: The New Frontier of Notarization
Hillary S. Vauhn Published October 2021 Real estate law is often the last bastion of resistance to technology. Enter 2020—the year we could do virtually nothing but almost anything virtually—and the real estate industry finally heaved a heavy sigh and…
Read Full ArticleWhat of Real Estate Joint Tenancies in Idaho
Tayler W. Tibbitts Published October 2021 Joint tenancies have long been utilized by real property owners to hold and transfer real property at death. However, certain statutory changes undergirding the availability and preference for other forms of concurrent real property…
Read Full ArticleUnderstanding the Wildland Urban Interface: Protecting Idahoans from Wildfires
Charlie S. Baser Rebecca Fitz Published October 2021 Summer wildfires have become an unsettling seasonal reality in Idaho. Recently, summers bring not only long, sunny, warm days and all the adventures that come with them, but also smoky skies, watery…
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