The Latest Breaking News from Idaho

Volokh Being Prosecuted for Anti-Government Speech

That's Maria Volokh, a municipal government candidate in Moscow (not the one in Idaho), being prosecuted for speech critical of the war in Ukraine (see Mediazona, in Russian). Volokh's and her codefendant Sergey Smirnov's speech apparently consisted of walking through the center of Moscow with black tape over their mouths…

Reason · Aug 11, 2022

Want to see wildlife in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area? Here are some tips.

Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a rugged Idaho wilderness full of gorgeous views as well as wildlife, from tiny birds and massive moose to predators like bears, wolves and elusive wolverines.

Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022

Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Editorial: If this is Idaho’s response to federal lawsuit over abortion ban, we’re in legal trouble

The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of Idaho — the first such lawsuit the federal government has filed against a state in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is based on important matters of life and death, and raises legitimate questions about how…

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion cases

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments from representatives for Planned Parenthood, the state and the Idaho Legislature that will determine how three abortion-related lawsuits will proceed.

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

EXPLAINER: Does health care law protect emergency abortion?

The Biden administration has filed its first legal challenge to a state abortion ban since the end of Roe v. Wade with a case that could allow hospitals to keep giving women abortion-related medical care in serious medical situations

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Dog injured in fight with black bear, the latest in a string of Idaho bear conflicts

A dog is recovering from injuries after fighting a black bear on a trail near Ketchum, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release last week. It’s the latest in a series of black bear conflicts in the Wood River Valley and across Idaho.

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

This house saw cross burning, civil rights meetings. It will be on historic register

BOISE, Idaho -- Cherie Buckner-Webb said she was over the moon when she moved into the house at 1012 N 19th Street with her family as a young girl. She couldn’t believe they had a porch and a backyard, and that she’d have to share a room with only one…

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

Abortion court battles press on, even in deep red states

In deeply conservative Idaho, it's expected that abortion will be banned eventually, but abortion rights advocates are continuing their legal challenges

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

US Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban

The DOJ announced the lawsuit on Tuesday, saying the state’s ban would prevent doctors from providing medical treatment.

Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2022