Category: Digital Advocate

“Not So Fast, My Friend”:[i] Introduction Idaho has a long-standing and painful history with bombings. On December 30, 1905, a bomb exploded killing Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg as he opened […]

Remember Magna Carta? First signed in June 1215 by King John of England, the Magna Carta is the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and […]

MCLE Information The Idaho State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) Department administers the rules governing accreditation of CLE programming in Idaho and monitors Idaho attorneys’ compliance with MCLE requirements. […]

            As I contemplated my first article for the “Commissioners Column” (thank you to the members of the Sixth and Seventh Judicial Districts for electing me to the Commission) my […]

Over the 14 years I’ve been writing for The Advocate, I’ve covered confusing word pairs a few times.[i] This month I return to that handy topic, covering confusing word pairs […]

“Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change.” — Henry Steele Commager[i] Editor’s Note: Reprinted with minor modifications from The Bar Examiner, Vol. 93, No. 1 (Spring […]

Introduction On June 10, 2024, the University of Idaho (“U of I”) College of Law appointed a new dean. We join them in welcoming Aviva Abramovsky to the role. Dean […]

The ABA held its Annual Meeting in Chicago from July 31 through August 6, 2024. My report on the last meeting was likely glanced over; for those who did read […]

Julie Kane, citizen of Eastern Band of Cherokee, and long-time employee of the Nez Perce Tribe Office of Legal Counsel received the Idaho Women Lawyer’s (“IWL”) Kate Feltham award. The […]

The Nez Perce Tribe is the first tribe in Idaho to implement the Violence Against Women Act [i] and will begin enforcing Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction this month.[ii] This article […]