Idaho

A city in Idaho will pay $300,000 in a settlement with Christians arrested in 2020 for singing hymns outside as part of a protest against COVID-19 restrictions.

Idaho's trigger law and heartbeat abortion ban will be allowed to go into effect after both the state's Supreme Court upheld them in a ruling last Friday.

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Idaho's near-total abortion ban, marking the first time the Biden administration has sued a state over its abortion restrictions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The Idaho legislature has advanced an abortion bill similar to Texas' heartbeat bill, which prohibits abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

A resolution encouraging residents to "mourn the innocents" lost to abortions by flying flags at half-staff easily passed the Idaho House on Wednesday, one week after it sailed through the state Senate.

On Monday, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a bill into law defunding abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood.

This week, Idaho's governor signed a bill into law that will ban Critical Race Theory from being taught in public institutions.

An Idaho District Court has dropped the charges against a local deacon who was arrested late last year for not wearing a mask while singing outdoors with other people.

Three Christians were arrested at an outdoor worship service in Idaho last week. They were arrested for failing to following social distancing guidelines or wearing a mask.

Despite its pastor being admitted into the ICU with a novel coronavirus diagnosis, an Idaho church is planning to reopen this weekend.