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Cover of November-December 2024 issue of The Advocate, This issue’s cover highlights the juxtaposition of old and new. A photo of Boise’s Main Street in 1889 meshes with a current photo of the same street, now part of a booming downtown. In this issue’s Featured Article, Dave Leroy explores the growth of Idaho’s legal infrastructure, from tents, to towers, to kitchen tables. Top photo credit: “Main Street; Falk & Bro, Nye’s Drug Store on left,” 1889, Identifier 2127, Idaho State Archives. Bottom photo credit: Downtown district of Boise, Idaho with fall trees by Knowles Gallery via Adobe Stock. Images edited by The Advocate Editorial Staff.
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May 2025

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Featured Article: The State Public Defender Act: Continuing the Journey of Public Defense in Idaho by Jordan S. Crane

  • Commissioner’s Column by Hon. Robert L. Jackson
  • Department Reports by Abby L. Kostecka and Teresa A. Baker
  • Preserving and Restoring Firearms Rights, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Government by Adam J. Ondo
  • Citizen’s Arrests: A Caution Against Reinventing the Wheel on Clarke DUI Cases by Travis E. Rice
  • Beyond the Criminal Sentence: How Understanding Parole Can Strengthen Criminal Defense Representation by Valeri M. Kiesig
  • Law Related Education Wraps Up 2025 Idaho High School Mock Trial Competition by Carey A. Shoufler
  • ABA Midyear Report: Lawyers and the Rule of Law by R. Jonathan Shirts
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