NEW YORK, Jan. 6 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024: * * * The Supreme Court announced today that it would pause a lower court decision holding that states may not bar hospitals from providing abortions to patients in emergency circumstances and set the case down for oral argument in April. This extraordin  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 4 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: Twenty-four states, along with several advocacy groups, have united in support of the state of Idaho's law that protects the privacy, safety, and dignity of all K-12 students in public school locker rooms, showers, restrooms, and overnight stays. The support came in several friend-of-the-court briefs filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Roe v. Critchfield. Idaho Attorney Gene  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 6 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2024: The following quote may be attributed to Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday to stay a lower court ruling that held that the Biden administration could misuse the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions in violation of Idaho's Defense of Life Act in State of Idaho v. Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, welcomes Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to join NSSF's 3rd Annual Governors' Forum at SHOT Show(R) 2024. Gov. Huckabee Sanders joins six other state governors to discuss the importance of the firearm industry to their states, Second Amendment rights of their citizens and their insights to challenges and opportunities ahead for gun rights in th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will allow Idaho to enforce its near-total abortion ban, even in medical emergencies. The Court has also agreed to hear oral arguments on the case in April, with a ruling expected by the end of June. * * * In response, the following is a statement by Katie O'Connor, Director of Federal Abortion Policy at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC):  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in an Idaho case about whether emergency room doctors must provide emergency abortion care in states that ban abortion. Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju released the following statement: "Every day, the truth is clearer: Anti-abortion extremists never in  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 4 -- Right on Crime, a national campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation that supports conservative solutions for reducing crime, restoring victims, reforming offenders and lowering taxpayer costs, issued the following news release: Right On Crime, a national criminal justice campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, welcomes Jean M. Fisher as its new State Director of Idaho. Fisher, a long-standing Idaho resident, will be advancing ROC's footprint and presence on  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 3 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) quietly closed out 2023 by rebuffing experts and voting to approve Idaho Power's controversial new rooftop solar compensation rates after years of public, expert and environmental community pushback. The commission also approved a lopsided electric rate increase that will disproportionately impact low-income customers. The Dec. 29 approval of the rooftop solar credit system wi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Idaho is pleased to welcome Meg Dolman and Grace Peven as our new Trustee Fellows. Designed to bring diverse perspectives and voices to TNC's leadership, the Trustee Fellowship is an opportunity to work with a global environmental organization, develop leadership abilities and networking, apply skills acquired as an undergraduate or graduate student in a real-world setting a  more