US Supreme Court rules in ineffective assistance of counsel cases
January 7, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the case of Arave v. Hoffman (07-110), where the Court first granted certiorari in November to consider whether a death row inmate in Idaho should be able to accept a plea bargain after his conviction....... [more] 
Supreme Court to weigh ineffective assistance of counsel in death penalty plea bargain
November 5, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Arave v. Hoffman (07-110) to consider whether a death row inmate in Idaho should be able to accept a plea bargain after his conviction based on an argument that the deal was rejected because....... [more]
Idaho senate passes bill targeting illegal immigrants
March 12, 2007
'[JURIST] The Idaho State Senate passed a bill in a 29-6 vote Monday that would block illegal immigrants from using most taxpayer-financed public assistance programs. S-1157 would require that applicants eighteen years of age or older to show proof that....... [more]
Idaho Senate committee approves parental consent for abortions
February 12, 2007
'[JURIST] An Idaho State Senate committee Monday passed a bill requiring written parental consent for minors to get abortions. In a 7-2 vote, the State Affairs Committee approved Senate Bill No. 1082, which amends, repeals and adds to existing law....... [more]
Former US AG Ashcroft denied prosecutorial immunity in material witness suit
September 28, 2006
'[JURIST] US District Judge Edward Lodge of the District of Idaho on Wednesday ruled that former US Attorney General John Ashcroft does not have absolute immunity from a lawsuit alleging that the government wrongfully arrested plaintiff Abdullah al Kidd....... [more]
Idaho lawmakers put same-sex marriage ban on November ballot
February 15, 2006
'[JURIST] Reversing a stance taken in previous years, Idaho state senators Wednesday voted to put on the November ballot a constitutional amendment that would establish one man and one woman marriages as the"only domestic legal union that shall be valid....... [more]
Activists mark 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 23, 2006
'[JURIST] Activists around the country marked the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade with demonstrations on Sunday. In Minnesota, San Francisco, Idaho and Michigan, hundreds of anti-abortion and abortion rights demonstrators gathered in front of state....... [more]
Federal judge dismisses Idaho illegal immigration lawsuit
December 15, 2005
'[JURIST] A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by an Idaho county against local employers who allegedly hired illegal immigrants which sought to recover medical, school and other costs the county said it spent on the....... [more]
New House bill would split Ninth Circuit, add federal judges
October 20, 2005
'[JURIST] Rep. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI), chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee, introduced new legislation Thursday to split the US Ninth Ciruit that would create a new US Twelfth Circuit Court of Appeals covering Alaska, Arizona, Idaho,....... [more]
Second Vioxx trial begins in New Jersey court
September 15, 2005
'[JURIST] Opening statements began Wednesday in the second trial against Merck over the distribution of its painkiller Vioxx. The plaintiff in this case is an Idaho postal worker who claims that taking Vioxx caused him to suffer a heart attack. Lawyers....... [more]
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