Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:36 PM EST
A federal judge has refused to unseal a settlement agreement between an Idaho inmate and a private prison company involving allegations of rampant violence at a lockup near Boise known as "Gladiator School."
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Sun Oct 9, 2011 11:31 AM EDT
In the last four years, Idaho's largest privately run prison has faced federal lawsuits, widespread public scrutiny, increased state oversight, changes in upper management and even an ongoing FBI investigation.
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:07 AM EDT
A potential class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest private prison company over allegations of violence at the Idaho Correctional Center has been settled in federal court.
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Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:13 PM EDT
An eastern Idaho woman has filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit in the nation to directly challenge the constitutionality of a so-called "fetal pain" abortion ban.
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Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:05 PM EDT
An Idaho judge on Friday declared the French developer of a failed central Idaho ski resort in contempt of court for missing yet another hearing in the resort's ongoing foreclosure case.
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Thu May 5, 2011 2:44 PM EDT
A northern Idaho attorney who once represented the Aryan Nations was found guilty Thursday on all counts tied to his plot to hire a hit man to kill his wife and mother-in-law last year.
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Thu May 5, 2011 6:05 AM EDT
An Idaho jury is trying to decide if an attorney who has gained attention representing unpopular clients is guilty of hiring a hit man to kill his wife and his mother-in-law or if he's the victim of a frame-up.
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Thu May 5, 2011 5:50 AM EDT
An Idaho jury is trying to decide if an attorney who has gained attention representing unpopular clients is guilty of hiring a hit man to kill his wife and mother-in-law or if he's the victim of a frame-up.
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Wed May 4, 2011 6:51 PM EDT
An Idaho jury on Wednesday began the work of deciding whether an attorney hired a hit man to kill his wife and mother-in-law or that he was framed by the federal government for the crimes of another man.
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Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:32 PM EDT
A federal judge on Wednesday agreed with The Associated Press and rejected Correction Corporation of America's request for a sweeping gag order in a lawsuit between Idaho inmates and the private prison company.
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Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:20 PM EST
Former U.S. Sen. James McClure, who spent six years as chairman of the Energy Committee and fought to keep Idaho's wilderness areas controlled by the state, has died. He was 86.
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Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:51 AM EST
The surveillance video from the overhead cameras shows Hanni Elabed being beaten by a fellow inmate in an Idaho prison, managing to bang on a prison guard station window, pleading for help. Behind the glass, correctional officers look on, but no one intervenes when Elabed is knocked unconscious.
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Fri Oct 1, 2010 3:08 PM EDT
Idaho's highest court is deciding whether huge loads of oil refinery equipment destined for Montana should be hauled along the winding, narrow stretch of Highway 12 that bisects north-central Idaho.
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:31 PM EDT
The Bureau of Land Management must release the names and addresses of people with grazing permits on the nation's public land, a federal judge has ruled.
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Mon Aug 9, 2010 3:02 PM EDT
Anxious family members watched Monday from a nearby hill as dive teams searched an Idaho reservoir for four missing men who may have gone overboard during a prank gone awry.
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Wed Aug 4, 2010 6:37 PM EDT
A major private prison company is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit over prison violence in Idaho, saying the inmates bringing the case didn't try to solve their problems through administrative channels before they turned to the courts.
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Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:33 PM EDT
A panel of federal judges is deciding where to consolidate several lawsuits against Google Inc. that allege the company violated wiretapping laws.
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Thu Jul 8, 2010 6:38 PM EDT
The state Supreme Court says the city of Idaho Falls must let voters decide whether to approve the renewal of a long-running electricity purchase agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration.
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Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:29 PM EDT
A private prison company being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union amid allegations of extreme violence at an Idaho lockup has shuffled Idaho's ousted warden and assistant warden to top posts at federal prisons in Kansas and Nevada.
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Thu Jun 3, 2010 1:49 PM EDT
The American Civil Liberties Union has reached an agreement with the Idaho Department of Correction in a potential class-action lawsuit over violence at a privately run prison.
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Tue Jun 1, 2010 2:43 PM EDT
The state is ordering private prison company Correction Corporation of America to pay thousands of dollars and fix problems with drug and alcohol treatment and medical care at the Idaho Correctional Center.
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:06 PM EDT
A federal judge says a prison violence lawsuit brought by 24 Idaho inmates against Corrections Corporation of America can move forward in court.
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Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:01 PM EDT
For eco-restaurateur Dave Krick, it's not just about where his food comes from, but also where it's going.
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Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:05 PM EDT
A federal judge says Idaho's election laws are unconstitutional and unfairly biased against would-be independent presidential candidates.
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Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:14 PM EDT
A private prison company has asked a federal judge to bar a lawsuit brought by 24 inmates and the American Civil Liberties Union over violence at Idaho's only private prison, saying the primary plaintiff should go it alone in court.
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