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Idaho Senate passes bill to restrict availability of books ‘harmful to minors’ in public libraries

JURIST

The Idaho Senate approved House Bill No. If the judge deems it is harmful, libraries and schools would be subject to $250 in statutory damages, actual damages and any legal fees. President of the Idaho Library Association Lance McGrath urged library supporters to contact the governor’s office and urge him to veto the bill.

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Court allows Idaho to generally enforce ban on gender-transition care for minors

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Idaho to temporarily enforce a state law criminalizing gender-transition care for minors against anyone who is not part of a lawsuit currently challenging that ban. The state enacted the law at the center of the dispute last year. Before the law could go into effect, U.S.

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Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing Medical Trans Youth Treatments

The Crime Report

A law passed by Texas legislators has been temporarily blocked by an Austin court after a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and Lambda Legal on behalf of the parents of a transgender teenager who was being investigated for abuse by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Court Fees Called ‘Another Layer of Punishment’ for Rural Poor

The Crime Report

In the most recent study, Idaho was singled out as relying almost entirely on penalties and fines to fund its judicial system, even as the state confronts more than $195 million in uncollected court debt. Mostly white and rural states like Idaho regularly impose substantial monetary sanctions on people without the means to pay them.”.

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White Nationalist Group Escalates Activity, Prompts Calls for Stronger Legal Penalties

The Crime Report

Both activists and legal community members are calling for prosecutors to mount a more substantive case against them, reports Odette Yousef for NPR.

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Morning Docket: 03.02.22

Above The Law

* Come back when you’re older, spud: Bill to make tobacco purchasing age 21 passed Idaho’s Senate. Not enough of a good thing: a spike in need for legal help fighting evictions is hurting legal services. [ New Florida law makes panhandling a fineable offense. Idaho Capital Sun ]. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Morning Docket: 10.01.24

Above The Law

AP ] * Blame US Trade laws for fentanyl. AP ] * Blame US Trade laws for fentanyl. appeared first on Above the Law. Courthouse News Service ] * El Chapo lawyer launches music career. [ Reuters ] * Alaska's taxing AI and they've got a pretty good plan. and then immediately shut down that competitor.

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