BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador won a preliminary victory protecting student privacy in the case Sexuality and Gender Alliance v. Critchfield, et al., after United States District Judge David Nye ruled that the plaintiff is unlikely to prevail in their challenge to Idaho’s law requiring public schools to designate multi-occupancy restrooms for use by only one sex. […]
(BOISE) — Attorney General Raúl Labrador will chair the Idaho Medal of Honor Commission ceremony honoring four law enforcement officers for extraordinary acts of courage and heroism that saved lives while risking their own. The Commission will present Idaho’s highest honor for public safety professionals. WHO: Idaho Medal of Honor Commission, Attorney General Raúl Labrador […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) took to the House floor to honor the firefighters killed in an ambush attack in North Idaho. Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison were fatally shot, and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department engineer Dave Tysdal was […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador led a 20-state coalition in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to approve the Trump Administration’s decision to stop enforcing racial discrimination in federal transportation contracting. The brief, filed in Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, supports a proposed consent order that would end the federal […]
June 25, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R. 3944 is the first Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill to pass the House in the 119th Congress. “Taking care of those who […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador won a unanimous Idaho Supreme Court victory affirming his authority to investigate alleged misuse of government grants issued to charitable organizations in the state of Idaho. The Court reversed the ruling that blocked the Attorney General from obtaining information from 19 grant recipients. The Court affirmed his authority to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) under the Idaho Charitable Assets Protection Act (“ICAPA”), […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The reconciliation package now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law ahead of Independence Day. “Today, I voted to deliver what effectively will result […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Idaho’s case to protect women’s sports from biological males. The Court will review Little v. Hecox, where Attorney General Labrador is defending Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act after the Ninth Circuit blocked enforcement of the law. “Idaho’s women and girls […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has also informed the attorneys general of its plan to proceed with the settlement, which would resolve […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed a supplemental brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant immediate review of Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act rather than sending the case back to a lower court. The brief argues that vital constitutional questions about sex-based classifications and women’s athletic opportunities require the Court’s urgent attention. “While […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01), Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing titled Looking Under the Hood: The State of NHTSA and Motor Vehicle Safety. Subcommittee Vice Chairman Fulcher’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: “Good morning and thank you to our witnesses for joining today’s […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today the dismissal of his lawsuit against the Idaho State Board of Education, following the Board’s decision to terminate the University of Idaho’s planned acquisition of the University of Phoenix. The lawsuit, originally filed in June 2023, challenged the Board’s compliance with Idaho’s Open Meeting Law during its […]