Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a bill that makes it a criminal offense for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent, even if the procedure to terminate the pregnancy is done out of state, formally establishing a new crime called “abortion trafficking.” Little, a Republican, signed into law…
Idaho Imposes ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Ban, Criminalizing Taking Minors Across State Lines to Abort Babies
New Idaho Law Criminalizes Transgender Surgeries, Medications for Children
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill that makes it a crime for doctors to provide children with so-called “gender-affirming” surgeries or medications, including puberty blockers. Under the new law, dubbed the “Vulnerable Child Protective Act,” health professionals could be charged with a felony and punished with up to 10 years in…
Jury Selection Begins in Idaho Trial of Slain Kids’ Mother
April 3, 2023
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BOISE, Idaho—Hundreds of people are expected to gather at an Idaho courthouse Monday morning as attorneys begin selecting 18 potential jurors for the trial of a woman charged in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot. Prosecutors charged Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, with conspiracy, murder, and grand theft in connection with…
Doomsday Plot? After 3 Years, Slain Children’s Mother to Stand Trial
BOISE, Idaho—It has been more than three years since police announced that two children were missing from a rural eastern Idaho town, and each twist in the grim investigation has seemed stranger than the last. Their mother claimed to be a deity, her estranged husband wrote in divorce papers. She called the children “zombies” before…
Idaho Becomes 5th State to Allow Firing Squad Option as Execution Method
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed legislation into law on Friday that added firing squads as an alternative method of execution for the state’s death-row inmates. The bill—dubbed House Bill 186—stipulates that the form of capital punishment will only be used if the state is unable to obtain the drugs needed to perform lethal injections. “I…
South Dakota Bans Left-Favoring Ranked Choice Voting
March 25, 2023
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South Dakota outlawed Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), which purportedly favors the left and works against conservative candidates. Conservatives in the state legislature scored a major win on March 22 by becoming the first state this year to ban ranked choice voting in elections, with Idaho potentially following suit, reported The Federalist. “Ranked-Choice Voting will never…
Texas Judge Grants Injunction Against Biden’s ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule in Texas, Idaho
March 21, 2023
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A Texas federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule in the state of Texas. Federal Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Sunday granted the motion for injunctive relief in response to a lawsuit by Texas…
Judge Says No Death Penalty for Lori Vallow Daybell
BOISE, Idaho—A woman charged with conspiracy and murder in connection with the deaths of her two children and her new husband’s late wife will no longer face the death penalty, a judge ruled Tuesday. Lori Vallow Daybell is scheduled to stand trial starting April 3. Both she and Chad Daybell—her newest husband—have pleaded not guilty…
Idaho Removes Student IDs From List of Acceptable Voter Identification
Idaho’s Republican Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 124 (pdf), which removes student ID cards from the list of acceptable identification to vote, on March 15. Idaho law requires photo identification at the polls before voting in person. Students will be prohibited from using their photo ID cards issued by a high school or accredited universities…
Defense Lawyers in Idaho Killings Case Want Gag Order Kept
BOISE, Idaho—Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death asked the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday to keep a gag order in place, saying a challenge to the order filed by 30 news organizations is premature and that media coverage of the case has been “twisted.” The defense…
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