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Idaho asks U.S. Supreme Court to Let Transgender Surgery/Drug Ban Take Effect

Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce its “Vulnerable Child Protection Act,” also known as HB 71. The new law was blocked by U.S. Federal Judge Lynn Winmill in December 2023. He argued that the treatments banned by HB 71 have been safe for minors […]

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Supreme Court Lets Idaho Anti-Abortion Law Take Effect, for Now

The U.S. Supreme Court has unblocked a lower case decision by District Judge Lynn Winmill which blocked the bill initially. Idaho’s anti-abortion law went into effect in 2022 as a “trigger bill,” when Roe v. Wade was overturned. However, President Joe Biden’s administration appealed to Idaho’s federal court that the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and […]