Category: Digital Advocate

Program Report: Idaho Mock Trial Offers Important Civic Education for Idaho Students by Carey A. Shoufler

An Overview of the Program Each year, more than 30,000 U.S. high school students immerse themselves in the inner workings of our judicial system in preparation for their state’s mock […]

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Commissioner’s Column: What Is the Uniform Law Commission? by Hon. Robert L. Jackson

Perhaps it is not the same, considering over four decades have gone by since I was in law school, but I recall a class simply called “Sales.”  In reviewing the […]

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Featured Article: It’s Not How You’re Buried: Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers by Dave K. Bagley II and Kelly C. Stevenson

In the movie “The Cowboys,” John Wayne’s character hires a group of schoolboys to help him on a 400-mile cattle drive. During the drive, they happen upon a skeleton in […]

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Using Legislative Acquiescence to Interpret the Idaho Human Rights Act: A Look at Blasch v. HP, Inc. by Susan E. Park and Douglas A. Werth

Introduction The Idaho Supreme Court recently held in Blasch v. HP, Inc.[i] that discriminatory wage claims under the Idaho Human Rights Act (“IHRA”)[ii] accrue when the employer’s pay-setting decision is made and […]

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Plain Language and Common Law Juxtaposition in the Statute of Limitations by Anita H.S. Hurlburt

It’s a bit of a conundrum: how do you amend a statute to make the legislative intent clearer when the plain and unambiguous meaning clearly demonstrates the Legislature’s intent? Statutes […]

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Pioneering Preservation: Idaho’s New Agricultural Protection Act by Dustin W. Manwaring

AI image by Dustin W. Manwaring.[i] Introduction Many leaders have laid the foundation for Idaho’s diverse and productive agriculture sector, which remains a vital part of the state’s economy today. […]

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Program Report: Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program by Jennifer M. Schindele

In July, at the Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, I had the pleasure of sharing the success we’ve had with the in-person, Lawyer in the Library legal clinics. In the […]

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Incoming President’s Message by Jillian H. Caires

This month, I want to introduce (or perhaps reintroduce) you all to the most important people at the Idaho State Bar. While I am honored to fill the role of […]

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Recap of 2024 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting by Teresa A. Baker

The 2024 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting was held in Boise at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place (“JUMP”) from July 17th to the 20th. The meeting kicked off with the Distinguished Lawyer, […]

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50 Year Milestone Attorneys: Admitted in 1974

Greg H. Bower Greg Bower is a graduate of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Greg and his wife, Linda, reside in Boise. James A. Bevis James […]

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