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Idaho Supreme Court Amendment to the Idaho Court Administrative Rules Related to Jury Service and Jury Trial Procedures – Effective July 1, 2022
The Idaho Supreme Court has issued an Amendment to the Idaho Court Administrative Rules Related to Jury Service and Jury Trial Procedures. Please read the full Order linked below. https://isb.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Amendments-to-Idaho-Court-Administrative-Rules-Related-to-Jury-Service-and-Jury-Trial-Procedures-eff-July-1-2022.pdf
Read Full ArticleLawyers Make Good Neighbors
Gary L. Cooper Idaho State Bar Commissioner Sixth and Seventh Districts Published October 2021 Recently I was elected Bar Commissioner for the Sixth and Seventh Judicial Districts. As I begin my three-year term, I am concerned whether I can make…
Read Full ArticleConstitution Day Event Explored Democracy in the Age of Social Media
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Read Full ArticleLatino Learning in Idaho: Far From Equal
Elizabeth Finley Published November/December 2021 A classroom of a daycare center without children and teacher The role of Latino immigrants in Idaho dates back to the early 1900’s when, after the Mexican Revolution, people from Mexico began immigrating to working…
Read Full ArticleCritical Race Theory and Workplace Diversity Efforts
Black history month celebration of diversity and African culture pride as a multi cultural celebration. Bobbi K. Dominick Published November/December 2021 Across the country, debates about “critical race theory” (CRT) are raging in legislatures, school boards and organizations, and in…
Read Full ArticleDisAbility Rights Idaho Collaborates with Idaho Federation of Families to Educate and Empower Youth Accessing Mental Health Services
Kayla M. Steinmann Published November/December 2021 It should be no surprise that youth mental health in America is at an all-time low. During the pandemic, youths faced social isolation and loneliness. They lost parents and loved ones and were exposed…
Read Full ArticleIn Honor of Jennifer: Remember to Please Take Care of Yourself and Others
Courtney R. Holthus Published November/December 2021 On October 31, 2016, the Diversity Section and the Idaho State Bar lost one of its promising members, Jennifer King, to suicide. As the fifth anniversary of her passing approaches, I wanted to take…
Read Full ArticleRedlining and Intergenerational Wealth
McKay Cunningham Latonia Haney Keith Published November/December 2021 This April, HB 377 was signed into law. The new law aims to ban critical race theory in Idaho public schools.[1] President Trump had previously issued an executive order excluding from federal…
Read Full ArticleThe Idaho Human Rights Act is Long Overdue for a Legislative Update
Concept Law, Justice. Legal service, services of a lawyer, notary. Men against the backdrop of the city discuss legal issues, a woman works on a laptop. Vector flat illustration on a white background. Susan E. Park Dough A. Werth Published…
Read Full ArticleWhat Does a Client Expect?
3D illustration of three arrows in the center of a target plus a green one hitting the bull's eye. Exceeding expectations. Laird B. Stone Idaho State Bar Commissioner Third and Fifth Districts Published November/December 2021 When a potential client walks…
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