article thumbnail

ACLU sues Idaho over legal opinion expanding abortion restrictions

JURIST

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday announced it had filed a lawsuit to block the application of a legal opinion in connection with Idaho’s abortion laws. The opinion, authored by Idaho Attorney General (AG) Raúl Labrador, concerns § 18-622(2) of the Idaho Criminal Code.

Legal 220
article thumbnail

Idaho Judge Issues $250K Arrest Warrant for Infamous Anti-Government Activist

The Crime Report

An Idaho judge has issued a $250,000 arrest warrant for anti-government activist Ammon Bundy, the man who organized a takeover of an Oregon wildlife reserve that left one of his supporters dead, Andrew Buncombe reports for The Guardian. Bundy fell foul of the court after not attending hearings in relation to a $52.5m

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Idaho Brings Challenges to Emergency Abortion Access to Supreme Court

The Crime Report

The state of Idaho and the Alliance Defending Freedom, an American conservative Christian legal advocacy group, have appealed to the Supreme Court to allow an Idaho law that would penalize abortion providers, Carter Sherman reports for The Guardian.

Court 40
article thumbnail

Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

In 2021, the District Court ruled that the Berkeley ordinance was not preempted by EPCA , rejecting the notion that EPCA preempts local ordinances that do “not facially address any of those [energy conservation or energy use] standards.” Berkeley decision.) Energy Policy & Conservation Act appeared first on Climate Law Blog.

article thumbnail

Biden signs executive order authorizing federal funds for abortion patients traveling across state lines

JURIST

The move signaled the administration’s response to growing outrage over the Supreme Court decision and builds on a previous executive order signed July 3 protecting access to abortion and reproductive health care. . It’s been the law for 50 years. In his remarks before signing, Biden said: I believe Roe got it right.

article thumbnail

Can the Eighth Amendment Protect Transgender Incarcerees?

The Crime Report

In September 2017, Adree Edmo , an incarcerated transgender woman, sued the Idaho Department of Corrections for refusing to provide her with medically necessary transition surgery, saying the refusal violated the Eighth Amendment. Courtesy Idaho Press. However, no Supreme Court decisions are currently expected on the issue.

article thumbnail

January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. Maine Federal Court Declined to Enjoin Work on Electric Transmission Project. Southern Environmental Law Center v.

Court 52