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Highlights of Rule Amendments for 2020
By Lori Fleming The following is a list of rule amendments approved by the Idaho Supreme Court between May 1, 2019, and May 5, 2020. The orders amending these rules can be found on the Idaho Supreme Court website at…
Read Full ArticleProtecting Native American Culture, Children, and Your Practice
By Johnathan R. Baldauf The Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) is a federal law enacted in 1978 that sets standards designed to “protect[] the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability of Indian tribes and families.”[i] The…
Read Full ArticleChild Abuse in Affluent Families
By Kelsey J. Nunez The desire to write this article came to me while I was watching a TV show. One of the characters was a super rich, super popular high school bully. He was so mean, exhibiting piercing cruelty…
Read Full ArticleFitting Pro Bono into Practice: An Interview with Scott Learned
By Maritza Black Making a commitment to pro bono can be difficult, especially for young attorneys facing a host of new responsibilities and uncertainties. To learn more about fitting pro bono into practice, I sat down with attorney Scott Learned…
Read Full ArticleOur Rights, Our Voice: Idaho Youth in Care Bill of Rights Empowers Youth to Become Their Own Advocates
By Janice Beller It’s 2 a.m. and my mom is gone again. I heard a noise and went into my mom’s bedroom. The bed was still made from when I fixed it yesterday morning before school. When my sister and…
Read Full ArticlePresident’s Message: A Song Before I Go
By Hon. Michael J. Oths Just a song before I go, to whom it may concern . . . (Crosby, Stills and Nash, 1977). More quickly than could have been imagined, my term as Bar Commissioner is drawing to a…
Read Full ArticleThe Pandemic of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Courts and the Health of Idaho Citizens
By Hon. Bryan K. Murray While the world has been preoccupied with a pandemic known as COVID-19, a long-existing health crisis continues unabated causing far more long-lasting harm to society. As a member of Idaho’s bench for the past 27…
Read Full ArticleNewly Formed ISB Agricultural Law Section Accepting New Members
The newly formed Idaho State Bar Agricultural Law Section is now accepting members. The Agricultural Law Practice Section will focus on and highlight specific legal topics that affect agricultural law and keep its members apprised of current events and current law…
Read Full ArticleUniversity of Idaho College of Law CLE Program – Time to Change: Confronting Racial Inequality and Police Brutality in the United States – Today
The University of Idaho College of Law invites you for an online panel discussion on issues of racial inequality and police brutality in the U.S. Wednesday, June 10, 2020 3:30 - 5:00 pm (MT) 1.5 CLE credits (pending) For more…
Read Full ArticleThe Federal Court’s Coronavirus Response: Brown Bag CLE – June 4
The Federal Bar Association invites you to join us as Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joseph M. Meier, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Bush and Clerk of the Court Stephen W. Kenyon describe…
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