Opponents of Proposition 1, which is on the ballot this Tuesday, say if passed, it would allow “on-demand abortions until seven and eight months.” But data shows terminations late in the gestation are very rare.
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has paused a lower court injunction that allowed one doctor in Idaho to perform an abortion if the pregnancy threatens the health of the mother.
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Assessing the sanctity and security of elections in Idaho with the Secretary of State, an Ada County Deputy Prosecutor and a Boise State University Public Affairs Professor.
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Our streets will be filled with little goblins, ghouls and super heroes on Saturday as Halloween trick-or-treating takes over Idaho. But outside of the U.S., Halloween as we know it is still largely a foreign concept.
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The fate of a lawsuit hoping to shut down pro-Proposition 1 TV ads is in the hands of a Canyon County judge.
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'Listen more than you talk': Idaho Supreme Court Justice G. Richard Bevan leaves the bench this weekBoise State Public Radio host Troy Oppie speaks with Justice Richard Bevan as he prepares for his final day on the bench, Friday, Oct. 30.
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On Tuesday, Idahoans will vote on Proposition 1, a ballot initiative to restore abortion rights in the state. What might happen to the handful of high-profile lawsuits currently challenging the state’s abortion ban if the proposition passes?
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In a split decision, the Idaho Supreme Court is upholding a ruling dismissing a longstanding lawsuit over whether the state’s public defense system was constitutionally inadequate.
In each episode of Scandalized, political scientists Charlie Hunt and Jaci Kettler unpack a political scandal from American history: the story, its scandalous details, the political meaning and motivations behind the act.
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