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The ACLU of Idaho's Legal Department files lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout Idaho. We rely on Idahoans to report civil liberties violations when they happen so that the Legal Department can identify major threats to freedom in Idaho and respond with action to vindicate fundamental rights.
ACLU files emergency motion asking court to intervene in State …
Jan 2, 2025 · BOISE — On December 23, 2024, the ACLU filed an emergency motion with the Idaho Supreme Court in the Tucker v. State of Idaho class action — the lawsuit launched in 2015 against the state behalf of tens of thousands of Idahoans who cannot afford their own private attorney — demanding an end to Idaho’s public defender system crisis.
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ACLU files emergency motion against new public defense system
Jan 2, 2025 · The ACLU of Idaho filed an emergency motion against the state on Dec. 23 arguing the newest public defense system is failing. The motion filed in Tucker v Idaho in the Idaho Supreme Court is part of ongoing litigation over Idaho’s public defense system.
ACLU files emergency motion against new public defense system
BOISE (Idaho Reports) — The ACLU of Idaho filed an emergency motion against the state on Dec. 23 arguing the newest public defense system is failing. The motion filed in Tucker v Idaho in...
‘Headed for a disaster:’ ACLU asks Idaho Supreme Court to order …
Jan 2, 2025 · Alleging Idaho’s long-critiqued public defense system has worsened despite the state’s reform effort, the ACLU of Idaho asked the Idaho Supreme Court to intervene.
ACLU calls Idaho State Public Defender office ‘disastrous’ | Idaho ...
Jan 2, 2025 · The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho has filed an emergency motion calling on the Idaho Supreme Court to intervene in the state’s new public defense system, which the ACLU called a...
ACLU files motion for release of defendants amid Idaho public …
Jan 2, 2025 · ACLU urges Idaho Supreme Court to release defendants without legal representation due to disruptions in new consolidated public defense system.
ACLU Sues Idaho Over Defective Public Defense System
Jun 17, 2015 · BOISE, Idaho – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Idaho, and the global law firm Hogan Lovells filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Idaho asking the court to force the state to fix its unconstitutional system of public defense, which deprives thousands of Idahoans of their Sixth Amendment right to adequate legal ...
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