County Plat Amendments Cannot Remove Land from CC&Rs; Roads Are Not Categorically Barred but Require Design Committee Approval Case: Jordan v. Powers, Supreme Court of Idaho (Aug. 28, 2025)...
Riverside Reaffirmed: Bench-Trier Summary Judgment and the Limits of “Rent Substitution” under a Triple‑Net Lease Introduction In Erie Properties, LLC v. Global Growth Holdings, Inc., the Idaho...
State v. McGuire: Idaho Supreme Court Clarifies Dual “Duty” Standards—Broad for Felony Battery on Officers, Narrow (Lawfulness-Dependent) for Resisting; Burden-Shifting Misconduct Cured by Prompt...
“Tax Debt = Debt”: The Idaho Supreme Court Requires Tax-Relief Firms to Obtain Collection-Agency Licences Commentary on Wall & Associates, Inc. v. Idaho Department of Finance, 174 Idaho ___ (2025) 1....
“Mission-Based Use” as a Religious Purpose: Idaho Supreme Court Broadens the Scope of the § 63-602B Property-Tax Exemption Introduction First Presbyterian Church of Boise, Idaho, Inc. (FPC) sought a...
Westman v. Industrial Special Indemnity Fund: The Supreme Court of Idaho Clarifies the “Sole-Cause” Exception to Fund Liability under Idaho Code § 72-332 Introduction In Westman v. Industrial Special...
State v. Frias: Clarifying Proximate Causation and the “Criminal-Negligence” Threshold under Idaho Code § 18-7004 Introduction In State v. Frias, Docket No. 50950-2023 (Idaho Aug. 20, 2025), the...
Medical Liens Under I.C. § 45-704B Are “Extraordinary Collection Actions”: Commentary on DeKlotz v. NS Support, LLC, 174 Idaho ___ (2025) 1. Introduction In DeKlotz v. NS Support, LLC the Idaho...
Idaho Supreme Court Abandons Statute-of-Limitations Bar for Easements by Necessity and Expands Discretion to Revisit “Law-of-the-Case” Doctrine: Detailed Commentary on Easterling v. Clark (2025) 1....
“No Shortcuts to Summary Judgment” – Rupp v. City of Pocatello and the Idaho Supreme Court’s Dual Message on Discovery Diligence and Rule 56 Analysis Introduction Rupp v. City of Pocatello, 174 Idaho...
Smith v. State: Defining the Limits of “Counsel Abandonment” and Pro-Se Filings in Idaho Post-Conviction Practice 1. Introduction The Idaho Supreme Court’s 2025 decision in Smith v. State, Docket No....
Hansen v. Boise School District #1 (Idaho 2025): Personal Property Injury as a Prerequisite to Takings Standing 1. Introduction In Hansen v. Boise School District #1, the Supreme Court of Idaho...
No Stand-Alone “Community Caretaking” Exception: State v. Adams and the Constitutional Limits on Searching Civilly-Committed Patients Introduction State v. Adams, 50841 (Idaho Aug. 11 2025), squarely...
Survival of Attorney-Fee Clauses Beyond Deed Merger & Limits on Fee Recovery: A Comprehensive Commentary on McOmber v. Thompson (Idaho 2025) 1. Introduction In McOmber v. Thompson, the Idaho Supreme...
State v. Ewing: Idaho Supreme Court Validates Annotated Compilation Videos as Rule 1006 Summaries and Re-affirms COVID-19 Speedy-Trial Tolling Introduction In State v. Ewing, Docket No. 50452 (Idaho...
Ewing Clarifies the Threshold for Franks Hearings and Harmless Crawford Error in Idaho Introduction State v. Ewing, Supreme Court of Idaho (2025), arose from the felony-murder conviction of...
Bell v. State: Idaho Supreme Court Clarifies Preservation Requirements and Specificity Standards for Incorporating Claims in Amended Post-Conviction Petitions 1. Introduction Bell v. State, 52104...
“Jurisdiction vs. Remedy”: Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Its Authority to Hear Appeals from Void Intermediate Decisions – Comment on State v. Moore (2025) Introduction State v. Moore, decided by the...
“Solicitation Requires an Overt Act” Idaho Supreme Court Clarifies Enforcement of Non-Solicitation Covenants, Preliminary Injunction Standards, and Contempt Procedure (Insure Idaho, LLC v. Horn, 173...
Expanding the Idaho Attorney General’s Investigatory Reach: The “Reason-to-Believe” Standard and Charitable-Asset Oversight after Children’s Home Society v. Labrador (Idaho 2025) Introduction The...