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Court Rules that Same Sex Parent can Move Forward with Discrimination Suit Against the State of Idaho

In an important step in securing equal rights for same-sex couples, a federal court ruled yesterday that an unmarried, lesbian mother can continue her fight to be recognized as the parent daughter.

ILAS receives funds to help seniors from Idaho National Laboratory

IDAHO LEGAL AID RECEIVES $1,440 GRANT Idaho National Laboratory, on behalf of Battelle Energy Alliance, awards funds to Idaho Legal Aid Services to help support low-income Idaho seniors. Idaho Falls, Idaho (January 9, 2017) Idaho Legal Aid S...

Idaho Legal Aid Receives $466,000 to Help Survivors of Violence

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women awards Legal Assistance to Victims funds to Idaho Legal Aid Services to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.  Boise, Idaho (Januar...

Idaho Legal Aid Sues to Stop Discrimination Against Same-sex Parents

Boise, ID – Idaho Legal Aid Services filed a civil rights complaint in the United States District Court on behalf of Ms. Adela Ayala and her four year old daughter challenging the constitutionality of Idaho’s Paternity Act, Vital Statistics Act, and ...

Idaho Pro Bono Opportunities Website Launched

We are excited to announce that the Idaho Legal Aid and Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program have launched the Pro Bono Opportunities Website, affectionately known as PBOW. The site can be found at http://idahoprobono.org and will match attorneys with pro...

IDAHO LEGAL AID RECEIVES $5,000 GRANT

Pocatello, Idaho (July 8, 2016) The Union Pacific Foundation awards Idaho Legal Aid Services funds to provide guardianships and conservatorships in eastern Idaho. Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Pocatello office i...

ITLA Street Law Clinic

The ITLA Street Law Clinic is designed to provide on-the-spot legal advice to walk-in clients. It is held at the downtown branch of the Boise Public Library. Both clinics will be staffed with law students from Concordia University School of Law and t...

Idaho Legal Aid Helps Residents of Rushmore Mobile Home Park Receive Compensation

Boise, ID—On April 19, 2016, Idaho Legal Aid Services successfully negotiated a settlement to compensate residents of the Rushmore Mobile Home Park in Nampa, Idaho so they will be able to move or relocate their mobile homes. Since late-February mo...

Criminalization of Homelessness Still on Trial in Boise

Plaintiffs File Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Boise, ID - On October 28, 2015, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and Idaho Legal Aid Services, with the pro bono representation of Latham & Watkins LL...

Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. Receives $276,000 Pro Bono Innovation Grant

WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation announced today that Idaho Legal Aid Services will receive a 24-month $276,000 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant to create a Pro Bono Opportunities website that will make pro bono services a more robust part o...