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More Idaho Judicial Committee Stuff

I know, I just don’t give up. Here it is just for you – 44 pages of stuff from Betsy Russell. If you can’t get it from the government just ask Betsy for it. Unreal. She might as well quit her day job and just run for political office or get a special appointment of some [...]

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Needs GPS to Find Their Marbles

…well at least some of them.

This is bad, very, very bad. According to Wayne Hoffman with the Idaho Freedom Foundation: Court ruling a big blow for the Constitution

“The handmaidens of Big Government are the judges of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, of which Idaho is a part. Earlier this month, the court allowed [...]

Idaho Judicial Branch Violates State Statute?

According to Jay Howell with the Idaho Freedom Foundation, taxpayers have paid out more than $200,000 since 2003 through the Idaho Judicial Branch in hiring their public relations firm, Gallatin Public Affairs.

Furthermore, Idaho State Code 67-5716 exempts a number of state government entities from the bidding process, the Judicial Branch among them:

14) Agency. All officers, departments, divisions, bureaus, [...]

The Judge is Abused - No to DQ

“I should have been an attorney, Ma!” But, you know what, I would be broke and probably working at Walmart so I could afford to eat. I most likely also would have pissed off every judge in the state and (I have done a good job doing that being a layperson), thus thrown off cases [...]

Drug Testing Unconstitutional for Parents of Juvenile on Probation

Granted, I am not happy with many facets of our judicial branch of government, however, it is important to point out when they get something right.

It is unfortunate that at the local level some of these opinions even have to go before the Idaho Supreme Court.

Here is a recent civil case (actually it took almost 5 [...]

No Mother's Day for Jane Doe

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare v. Jane Doe

Mother and her children were brought to Boise by the World Relief Organization (WRO). It places refugees in various communities, provides three to six months of financial assistance, and helps the refugees find lodging, jobs, access to social services, and contacts with people in the [...]

North Idaho Judge Runs for Idaho Supreme Court Seat

 

Judge Bradbury is not necessarily running against Judge Burdick, but against a justice system that is dysfunctional because the average person cannot afford the court system. However, he feels Judge Burdick is part of the problem because he has been a judge for 28 years. The isolation and it’s pension for secrecy of the court [...]

McCall, Idaho - Telephone Call Leads to Conflict

Helen Myrick Vice President of Ethics in Idaho

If this were not so serious, it would be funny.  You can’t call a Conflict Resolutions company to resolve a conflict – because the police will be dispatched to file a report against you in McCall, Idaho.

Conflict Resolutions LLC is a consulting service out of McCall, Idaho.

“We [...]

Judge DQ's Himself From Elections Case

Breaking story at OpenCdA.com 6:43 am, April 14, 2010

In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho the latest development concerning CV-2009-0010010, Jim Brannon vs. City of Coeur d’Alene etal., Judge Simpson has voluntarily disqualified himself. Jim Brannon allegedly lost by 5 votes and now has pressed the lawsuit to examine the votes. The lawsuit is heated and is ripping the very [...]

Miscarriages of Voting in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Breaking News 04-12-102:26 pm: Open Letter to Mike Kennedy from OpenCdA.

Yesterday, the CDAPress published an update regarding the elections contest challenge local to this area. OpenCdA also published an update. Both stories can be found here.

Many of the votes questioned happen to be linked to influential citizens in /from this area.  Ironically, some of these citizens [...]