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Labrador Letter: Defending Parents’ Free Exercise of Religion

One of the privileges and most important obligations of the Office of the Attorney General is protecting the Constitutional rights of our citizens. Those rights are the underpinning of our Republic, and few rights are as prominent in our everyday lives as the First Amendment, covering freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, […]

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Attorney General Labrador Leads 22-State Coalition Defending Parents’ Free Exercise of Religion Rights

Boise, ID – Attorney General Labrador led a coalition of 22 states challenging California’s discrimination against religious observers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Attorney General Labrador filed a brief last week urging the Ninth Circuit to overturn a confusing and erroneous California federal district court decision that upheld a California […]

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John Livingston

The Price of Political Courage

Conservatives when discussing issues of political philosophy and public policy with progressive liberals (Democrats and Republicans) believe that progressive policies are bad, but those people who believe in such policies are good people and well-meaning. On the other hand, our opponents not only think that our ideas are bad, but we are in fact bad […]

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Open Letter to Idaho’s Washington Representatives

Members of Congress are seeking to pass legislation that would unconstitutionally redefine marriage on a national level. Please work to STOP these unconstitutional bills as listed below. I realize that H.R. 8404 has already passed the house but use your influence to stop passage in the senate. H.R. 8404, sponsored by Representative Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), […]

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