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Our 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…
Read Full ArticleAn Interview with Idaho State Tax Commission Chair Tom Harris
By John McGown, Jr. Reprinted from Tax Notes State, January 27, 2020, p. 349 Chairman Tom Harris has been at the Idaho State Tax Commission since May 2019, and he’s still learning how the agency works. He’s a quick study,…
Read Full ArticleJack Gjording and Richard Hall First to be Recognized With IADC’s Most Prestigious Award
By the Idaho Associations of Defense Counsel Staff “Jack Gjording has a true love of the law.” “He pours his all into every case; he truly enjoys working up cases and preparing the best litigation strategy possible for his clients.”…
Read Full ArticleModification of Trial Custody Decree in State Court
By Fred G. Zundel Assume the following facts. John is an enrolled member of an Idaho Tribe. Jane is not a person of Native American descent and is not a member of any Tribe. The parties are the parents of…
Read Full ArticleVolunteer to Help Idaho’s Vulnerable Youth
By Keith Bryan A Meridian couple is facing felony charges after police say officers found their children in a house filled with garbage, mildew, and expired food. Four children, who range in age from five months to 12 years old,…
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