Attorney General Raúl Labrador has aligned with a coalition of 25 attorneys general in expressing concerns about antisemitism at Columbia University. The coalition sent a letter urging the university to resist demands for divestment from Israel.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced the arrest of Brandon Taro, a 54-year-old resident of Ada County, for charges related to child sexual exploitation. The arrest occurred on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, following a search warrant executed at Taro's residence. Taro faces four counts of possession and one count of distribution of child sexual exploitation material.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador, along with a coalition of 23 states, has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The group seeks to prevent the Biden-Harris Administration from enforcing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers, as part of the case Nebraska v. EPA.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a coalition of 20 states in a legal challenge against a new rule proposed by the Biden-Harris administration's Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). The rule, which is contested by attorneys general from Kansas, Iowa, South Carolina, and other states, would impose stricter staffing requirements on nursing homes.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador, along with representatives from 28 other states, has submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States. The coalition is requesting a writ of certiorari for the case of Snope v. Brown, in which the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland's ban on numerous firearm styles, including the AR-15.
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, along with 20 other states, has formally notified the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) regarding potential violations of state consumer protection statutes. The concern arises from what the states claim are "evidence-free standards" on gender dysphoria care for minors.
Today, the State of Idaho Medal of Honor Commission awarded the 2024 Medal of Honor to Officer Chris Dance of the City of Boise Police Department. The award recognizes his heroic actions during the 2021 shooting at the Boise Towne Square Mall, an incident that resulted in two fatalities and several injuries.
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Tuesday joined a brief in a First Amendment case aimed at protecting students’ free-speech rights. Twenty-one other state attorneys general joined the brief. The friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involves an Ohio school district that is forcing students to either use preferred pronouns or be punished.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced that investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested 42-year-old Charles Bronson on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, for ten counts of sexual exploitation of a child after a search warrant was served at his residence.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador secured a significant victory for Idaho water rights against federal claims of unconstitutionality in the United States v. Idaho. U.S. District Court Judge David Nye rejected the Department of Justice’s attempt to block Idaho ranchers from seeking forfeiture of stockwater rights on public lands that the United States is not using. This ruling establishes that the federal government is treated no differently than any other water user, which must productively use water rights within five years or face forfeiture, per Idaho law.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced that investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested thirty-nine-year-old Michael Montoya of Burley, Idaho, on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Montoya faces two counts of production of child sexual exploitation material and five counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material following a search warrant executed at his residence.
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are leading 14 other states in a lawsuit filed in a Texas U.S. District Court, seeking to end the Biden-Harris Administration’s expansion of the Parole-in-Place (PIP) Program. Traditionally administered on a case-by-case basis, the PIP program allows undocumented individuals who entered the country without authorization to remain in the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.
The Idaho Supreme Court has denied John Wurdemann access to a compensation fund intended for defendants who have been wrongfully convicted and can demonstrate their innocence. This fund has previously been used for individuals exonerated by DNA evidence.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a coalition of 24 states in requesting the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay a decision enjoining enforcement of Arizona’s law, which mandates proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration in federal races.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced that investigators with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Daniel DeKruyf, 56, in Twin Falls County on Thursday, August 15, 2024. DeKruyf faces 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
Multiple states, women’s sports advocacy groups, businesses, and other organizations have filed friend-of-the-court briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear two cases concerning state laws that protect women’s sports. The states of West Virginia and Idaho, with the assistance of attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court last month on behalf of female athletes.
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a federal lawsuit to prevent the Biden-Harris administration from extending Obamacare benefits to illegal immigrants. The legal action, spearheaded by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, includes attorneys general from 14 other states.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced the conviction of Patrick Joseph Rohner, 58, for one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by Possession of Sexually Exploitative Material (Child Pornography). The felony charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Rohner was sentenced on July 25, 2024, by Washington County District Judge Kiley Stuchlik.
