The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/idaho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boise</a> Pride Festival has canceled its controversial “Drag Kids” performance, and at least five sponsors have withdrawn from the event, while other sponsors have publicly condemned the performance.
The festival organizers released a statement on Thursday announcing the “difficult decision” to “postpone” the performance involving minors “due to increased safety concerns.”
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Statement from Boise Pride: <a href="https://t.co/0A7iGyZyfr">pic.twitter.com/0A7iGyZyfr</a>
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“While the vast majority of our sponsors and supporters have voiced their support for the Boise Pride Festival and the Drag Kids program, we have made the very difficult decision to postpone this performance due to increased safety concerns. The health and well-being of the kids, their parents, and the attendees of the Festival are our priority,” read a statement from the official Boise Pride Twitter account.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boise-pride-festival-loses-sponsor-over-scheduled-drag-kids-performance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a> that Zions Bank publicly withdrew its participation from the event on Wednesday, citing concerns over the drag performance involving children as young as 11. Since then, five additional sponsors have dropped out for the same reason, including Idaho Power, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW), agribusiness company Simplot, Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU), and CapEd Credit Union. Based on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220906233240/https://boisepridefest.org/2022-sponsors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsors&#8217; levels</a> and the <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6046fb95a0a3ed5aaf7702e9/t/622f805924f3ab682740c785/1647280298943/2022-Sponsorship-Brochure.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pricing brochure</a>, Zions Bank committed to an $18,000 sponsorship, Simplot pledged $6,000, Idaho Power committed $3,000, and CapEd Credit Union and ICCU both pledged $1,500. DHW had more than one Orange Level sponsorship and committed at least $18,000.
On Friday morning, the J.R. Simplot Company issued a statement opposing the “Drag Kids” event.
“The J.R. Simplot Company is aware of some concerns from community members and Simplot customers about our support of the Boise Pride Festival and subsequent programming associated with that event,” read the statement from Simplot. “We do not condone any activity or event that may be perceived to exploit or take advantage of children or any other segment of the population.” It did, however, express support for their “LGBTQi+ employees.”
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BREAKING: Simplot has issued a statement in opposition to Boise Pride Festival&#39;s child drag queen program, saying the company does &quot;not condone any activity or event that may be perceived to exploit or take advantage of children.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/TT3OUXjotP">pic.twitter.com/TT3OUXjotP</a>
&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) <a href="https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1568284883973476354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Shortly after, Christopher Rufo shared an update with his followers after learning of the withdrawal of two Idaho-based credit unions. CapEd Credit Union shared a statement on its social media accounts: “When we committed to our sponsorship of this year’s Boise Pride Festival, we were unaware of the events and activities involving children/minors. After careful consideration, we have made the decision to withdraw our sponsorship of this year’s Boise Pride Festival and have communicated this to the event organizers.”
In a Facebook post, ICCU wrote, “We are disappointed in the events and conversations centered around this year’s event. We appreciate the programming change made by Boise Pride, but have made the decision to withdraw our involvement from the event.”
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BREAKING: Two more sponsors—<a href="https://twitter.com/capedcu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Capedcu</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Idaho_Central?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Idaho_Central</a>—have dropped support for the Boise Pride Festival, which had advertised child drag queen performances featuring kids as young as 11 years old. That&#39;s now at least six sponsors that have canceled their donations. <a href="https://t.co/KLfQrsjqsg">pic.twitter.com/KLfQrsjqsg</a>
&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) <a href="https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1568281166234648576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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On Thursday, Rufo shared a statement from DHW addressed to Boise Pride organizers. “DHW’s sponsorship of Boise Pride 2022 has led to some confusion about whether DHW endorses specific event activities involving minors during this event,” said Director Dave Jeppesen. “To avoid any confusion regarding DHW’s support of such activities, DHW is withdrawing both of its Orange Level sponsorships and Project Filter will no longer be supporting a booth at the event this weekend.”
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EXCLUSIVE: The Idaho Department of Health &amp; Welfare has withdrawn its sponsorship for the City of Boise&#39;s Pride festival, which has advertised performances featuring child drag queens as young as 11 years old. <a href="https://t.co/U6LDq4sMw5">pic.twitter.com/U6LDq4sMw5</a>
&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) <a href="https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1567988358835744768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.kivitv.com/news/idaho-power-health-department-latest-to-pull-sponsorship-from-boise-pride-fest-over-controversy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Idaho News 6</a> was able to reach Idaho Power for comment on Thursday, confirming it was backing out of its sponsorship over concerns about the “Drag Kids” event. “Due to programming changes that occurred after our sponsorship and concerns for the safety of our employees and volunteers, we have withdrawn our participation in the Boise Pride event,” said Idaho Power Communications Specialist Brad Bowlin. “We will continue to support our diverse communities.”
Rufo, who first drew attention to the “Drag Kids” performance on Tuesday, shared the Boise Pride Festival update with his Twitter followers, calling the concern for safety “baseless.”
“The festival did not provide any evidence for alleged ‘safety concerns,’&#8221; said Rufo in a follow-up tweet. “This is a common technique when left-wing organizations get caught promoting something awful: they scream ‘harassment’ rather than take responsibility for their actions. Such claims are often baseless.”
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The festival did not provide any evidence for alleged &quot;safety concerns.&quot; This is a common technique when left-wing organizations get caught promoting something awful: they scream &quot;harassment&quot; rather than take responsibility for their actions. Such claims are often baseless.
&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) <a href="https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1568018986499198977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Boise Pride Backs Down, Cancels Controversial ‘Drag Kids’ Performance As More Sponsors Pull Out

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A Utah-based bank pulled its sponsorship from the upcoming Boise Pride Festival in response to backlash over a scheduled “Drag Kids” show where children as young as 11 are set to perform on stage.  
Zions Bank posted a statement to Twitter on Wednesday announcing it was &#8220;unaware of the event&#8217;s activities involving children/minors&#8221; and decided to withdraw sponsorship. 
&#8220;Over the years, Zions Bank has supported a variety of Pride events because they are an important part of our support for our LGBTQ employees and allies and are representative of our efforts to foster an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace and community,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;This support for all of our employees and communities remains unchanged.”
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In a manner of hours, Boise Pride organizers responded with their own statement on Twitter, accusing Zions Bank of responding to “clearly anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and actions&#8221; and defending the scheduled &#8220;Drag Kids&#8221; event.
&#8220;Minors have participated in the Boise Pride Festival both on and off stage for many years. Pride and inclusivity do not begin at age 18,&#8221; the statement read.
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Boise Pride&#39;s response to the statement from Zions Bank about pulling their participation in this weekend&#39;s Boise Pride Festival. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/boisepride2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#boisepride2022</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/supportingoursuperhumans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#supportingoursuperhumans</a> <a href="https://t.co/Fm16eCHBIP">pic.twitter.com/Fm16eCHBIP</a>
&mdash; Boise Pride (@boisepride) <a href="https://twitter.com/boisepride/status/1567643299263184897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Zions Bank had an “orange tier” sponsorship, according to the <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6046fb95a0a3ed5aaf7702e9/t/622f805924f3ab682740c785/1647280298943/2022-Sponsorship-Brochure.pdf">brochure</a>, pledging $18,000 for various advertising opportunities and exhibit space. The financial institution was removed from the Boise Pride Festival website following the announcement of its departure on Wednesday evening.
“Drag Kids” is planned for 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, and is described in the Boise Pride Festival <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6046fb95a0a3ed5aaf7702e9/t/63110189f37d207226ca483b/1662058937017/2022+Boise+Pride+Guide.pdf">downloadable guide</a> as &#8220;a drag show like none other the Drag Kids range from ages 11-18 and are ready to bring it all to the Boise Pride Festival Stage! Come and cheer them on as they bring drag to the younger generation!&#8221; 
A newly-elected chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party, Dorothy Moon, urged businesses to pull their support from the festival on Wednesday, calling on &#8220;concerned Idahoans&#8221; to &#8220;disavow this attack on Idaho&#8217;s children and invest their sponsorship dollars&#8221; elsewhere.
In a statement, Moon criticized Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and the financial donors of the event for encouraging the “sexualization of children.” 
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Idaho Republican Party Chairwoman Dorothy Moon has put out a statement she says is about Boise Pride Festival, which runs this weekend. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/idpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#idpol</a> <a href="https://t.co/fQPpllB0vm">pic.twitter.com/fQPpllB0vm</a>
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“Out-of-state companies promise to bring investment and jobs to Idaho,” said Moon. “Instead, they are financing the sexualization of our children and the perverse idea that children should engage in sexual performances with adult entertainers.”
The attention surrounding the event began on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, when the activist and writer Christopher Rufo created a thread criticizing the City of Boise for “hosting a festival featuring child drag queens as young as 11 years old.”
“And yes, drag shows involving children are explicitly designed to re-engineer child sexuality. As the academic queer theorists have explained, these performances are ‘site[s] of queer pleasure’ used to liberate children from ‘the rhetoric of childhood innocence.’” added Rufo, quoting from an <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03626784.2020.1864621">academic paper</a> published by “queer theorists” entitled “Drag Pedagogy: The Playful Practice of Queer Imagination in Early Childhood.”
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And yes, drag shows involving children are explicitly designed to re-engineer child sexuality. As the academic queer theorists have explained, these performances are &quot;site[s] of queer pleasure&quot; used to liberate children from &quot;the rhetoric of childhood innocence.&quot;
&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) <a href="https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1567223349725794305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Boise Pride Festival Loses Sponsor Over Scheduled ‘Drag Kids’ Performance

Boise Pride Festival Loses Sponsor Over Scheduled 'Drag Kids' Performance

A sheriff in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/idaho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Idaho</a> issued a grave warning to community members across the country about the dangers of rainbow <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fentanyl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fentanyl</a>.
Canyon County, Idaho, Sheriff Kieran Donahue warned Wednesday that rainbow-colored fentanyl, targeted specifically to young children, was pouring into his community from the southern border. Donahue said that the influx of drugs is &#8220;the tip of the iceberg&#8221; because authorities at the border do not have the resources or the manpower to contend with the border crisis.
&#8220;It is the tip of the iceberg,&#8221; Donahue said during an appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6311980441112#sp=show-clips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox and Friends First</a>&#8221; Wednesday. &#8220;We do not have the resources — throughout the United States, and specifically on the border — to stop and interdict the sheer amounts that are coming across that border, of fentanyl, and other drugs like heroin and methamphetamine. But the fentanyl is really the worst drug that we have seen on the streets. It&#8217;s unimaginable. None of us ever thought we&#8217;d be in this predicament, and its simply something that&#8217;s getting by us day in and day out, and we are simply not catching the vast majority of this stuff. Customs and Border Protection are doing a great job on the border, but they are so undermanned, when you look at the sheer amounts that the cartels are moving across and all the ways that they are moving them. We are truly under siege with this drug, and it&#8217;s an incredibly terrifying drug.&#8221;
Last week, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dea-issues-warning-over-emerging-trend-of-rainbow-fentanyl-across-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drug Enforcement Administration</a> issued a public service announcement containing a similar warning about the &#8220;emerging trend&#8221; of rainbow-colored fentanyl across the U.S.
&#8220;[T]his trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people,” DEA said. The announcement came days after authorities seized more than <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rainbow-colored-fentanyl-pills-pouring-over-southern-border-hit-american-cities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">15,000 brightly-colored fentanyl pills</a> at the port of entry in Nogales, Arizona. Nogales port director Michael W. Humphries said it was the second consecutive day that rainbow fentanyl had been found.
Idaho is just one of a growing number of states that are seeing the dangerous drug in their communities. Around the same time as the rainbow fentanyl pills were seized in Arizona, the Multnomah County, Oregon, sheriff’s office discovered several grams of the drug in the form of sidewalk chalk. In neighboring <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/northern-border-state-with-a-southern-border-problem-montana-reeling-as-fentanyl-seizures-skyrocket" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Montana</a>, the state seized 58 times more fentanyl in the first half of 2022 than it seized in the entire year 2019.
Fentanyl overdoses surged by 1,100% from 2017 to 2021, from four to 49; opioid-related emergency responses shot up 57% since 2021; and already this year, 34 Montanans were killed by fentanyl overdoses.
&#8220;It&#8217;s absolutely sickening,&#8221; Donahue continued. &#8220;[Rainow fentanyl pills] are on our radar. … They are pointed toward the children with these rainbow colors, we call them Skittles. Kids younger than teenagers, to teenagers, to young adults are using these, and of course little children thinking that they may be candy, like Sweet Tarts or Skittles. They could eat these, and they&#8217;re simply going to die from ingesting these pills.&#8221;
&#8220;This is focused for those children,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There&#8217;s no other way to explain it, why would you make these drugs in rainbow colors with no other reason than to attract a younger consumer group to make them addicts for life or unfortunately kill them in the process.&#8221;

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‘We Are Truly Under Siege’: Idaho Sheriff Issues Stark Warning About Deadly Rainbow Fentanyl Targeting Kids

'We Are Truly Under Siege': Idaho Sheriff Issues Stark Warning About Deadly Rainbow Fentanyl Targeting Kids

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An <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idaho-governor-fends-off-trump-endorsed-primary-challenger-while-longest-serving-attorney-general-is-defeated" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Idaho police chief</a> who allegedly broke the neck of one of his men while demonstrating during roll call how to subdue a suspect will not face charges.
Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee, who took over the department in 2020 after serving on the Portland, Oregon, force, allegedly put Sgt. Kirk Rush in an unorthodox hold that damaged his spine and required surgery. But Clearwater County Prosecutor Clayne Taylor determined there was not enough evidence to win a conviction for felony battery.
“This decision was not reached lightly nor without angst, as it truly is a close call,&#8221; Tyler wrote in a letter to the Idaho State Police and Boise Mayor Lauren McLean which was obtained by the <a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article265202066.html">Idaho Statesman</a>.
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Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee might not have gotten charged in connection to an incident where he used a series of neck restraints on a Sgt, but it came close. 
A letter from the Clearwater County Prosecutor details what when into his decision: <a href="https://t.co/JrD7C4xoey">https://t.co/JrD7C4xoey</a>
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Rush, who is <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21719848-boise-police-sgt-kirk-rush-tort-claim">suing Boise and the police department in civil court</a>, claims Lee grabbed him by the neck without warning and struck him in the forehead, whipping his head back and breaking his neck in October 12, 2021.
In his letter, Tyler said that a medical examination of Rush did not prove that the force used by Lee could have caused the injury.
The letter also claims that Lee, while working in Portland, was involved in a violent incident with a co-worker, boasted about his prior use of force, and would often ask fellow officers if they were going to file workers’ compensation claims after participating in training sessions with him.
Neither Lee nor Boise Police spokesperson Haley Williams commented when reached by the Statesman. But Lee&#8217;s attorney, Chuck Peterson, has previously dismissed Rush&#8217;s claims.
According to Rush’s civil suit, filed in April, the incident occurred during morning roll call as he briefed officers before their tours. Rush claims he turned the briefing over to Lee, who called him back before the staff to demonstrate restraint techniques. Lee then allegedly grabbed him by the back of his neck, forced him to bend over, and walked him around the room while taunting him.
Lee released him, according to the suit, but immediately struck him in the forehead, causing Rush’s neck to hyperextend and producing an audible cracking sound. The lawsuit claims that Rush suffered multiple bulging disks in his neck and a “possible C5 anterior process avulsion fracture” which required surgery in January.
Rush is currently assigned to the Boise Police Department’s K9 unit, according to The Statesman.

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Police Chief Accused Of Breaking Cop’s Neck In Training Demo Won’t Face Charges

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/idaho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Idaho</a> state Supreme Court will allow the state&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> laws to take effect.
In a <a href="https://isc.idaho.gov/opinions/49615.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3-2 decision</a> Friday, the Idaho Supreme Court allowed the state&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-multiple-states-ban-abortion-after-scotus-ruling">total abortion ban</a> to take effect, as well as a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idaho-passes-texas-style-six-week-abortion-ban-law">Texas-style</a> &#8220;heartbeat&#8221; law that allows relatives of an unborn child to sue abortion providers for up to $20,000 — while legal challenges to both laws are ongoing. In the ruling, written by Justice Robyn Brody, the court found that the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization &#8220;altered the landscape&#8221; of abortion law in the United States, thus allowing the bans to be enforced. The abortion ban will go into effect on August 25; the heartbeat bill went into effect immediately after the ruling was delivered.
In the ruling on the state&#8217;s total abortion ban, Brody said that the petitioners, Planned Parenthood and an abortion doctor, could not demonstrate a substantial likelihood of success on the merits in the post-Dobbs constitutional system, or a clear right to an injunction against the law.
&#8220;Moreover, what Petitioners are asking this Court to ultimately do is to declare a right to abortion under the Idaho Constitution when—on its face—there is none,&#8221; Brody wrote, noting that before the Roe v. Wade decision declared a federal right to an abortion, it had been a criminal offense in the state of Idaho for a long time, going all the way back to its time as a federal territory, and for 26 years before its state constitution was adopted in 1890. Brody also wrote that the petitioners&#8217; case was weakened by the fact that they were attempting to read the right to an abortion into the state constitution. &#8220;In short, given the legal history of abortion in Idaho, we cannot simply infer such a right exists absent Roe without breaking new legal ground, which should only occur after the matter is finally submitted on the merits&#8221; she wrote.
In a ruling on the &#8220;heartbeat&#8221; law within the same decision, Brody again concluded that the petitioners did not have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, nor a clear right to an injunction against the law.
In the lawsuit, the petitioners argued that enforcing an abortion ban through civil penalties, while it could not be enforced by criminal liability, violated the separation of powers provisions of the Idaho state constitution. &#8220;The force of Petitioner’s separation of powers argument, however, essentially hinged on one fact—the criminal liability provision remained dormant while the civil enforcement law was allowed to take effect,&#8221; Brody wrote. &#8220;The criminal liability provision, however, is no longer dormant,&#8221; she added, citing a <a href="https://www.wjbf.com/news/georgia-news/11th-circuit-says-georgias-heartbeat-abortion-law-should-be-allowed-to-take-affect/">July ruling</a> from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld Georgia&#8217;s ban on abortions after a heartbeat could be detected, which then triggered the criminal liability provision in Idaho law.
&#8220;In sum, in the post-Dobbs legal landscape, Petitioners cannot establish a substantial likelihood of success on the merits or a ‘very clear’ right that will be irreparably injured if the preliminary stay against implementing S.B. 1309 is vacated,&#8221; Brody concluded.
The state supreme court&#8217;s decision comes as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/justice-department-sues-to-block-idaho-pro-life-law-in-first-suit-since-dobbs-ruling">Department of Justice</a> filed its own lawsuit challenging the total abortion ban, claiming that the law&#8217;s exception for cases where the life of the mother is at risk is too narrow, and runs the risk of doctors violating federal law.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice">Department of Justice</a> sued the state of Idaho on Tuesday over its near-universal ban on abortions, the first lawsuit of its kind since the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> overturned Roe v. Wade.
Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/merrick-garland">Merrick Garland</a> announced the lawsuit in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The Biden administration’s chief prosecutor claimed that the Idaho law illegally restricts access to abortion in some cases where the life of the mother is at risk.
“If a patient comes into the emergency room with a medical emergency jeopardizing the patient’s life or health, hospitals must provide the treatment necessary to stabilize that patient,” Garland said, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-files-lawsuit-challenging-idaho-abortion-law-11659463607">The Wall Street Journal</a>. “This includes abortion when that is the necessary treatment.”
Idaho’s <a href="https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch6/sect18-622/">law</a> is set to take effect later this month, banning all abortions except where the life of the mother is in danger, rape, and incest. Though the state law has an exception for abortion if the life of the mother is in danger, the Justice Department’s lawsuit says the exception is too narrow and runs the risk of forcing doctors to violate federal law.
“The State of Idaho, however, has passed a near-absolute ban on abortion. Once the Idaho law takes effect on August 25, 2022, Idaho Code § 18-622 will make it a felony to perform an abortion in all but extremely narrow circumstances,” the <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.idd.50547/gov.uscourts.idd.50547.1.0_1.pdf">lawsuit</a> states. “The Idaho law would make it a criminal offense for doctors to comply with [Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act] requirement to provide stabilizing treatment, even where a doctor determines that abortion is the medical treatment necessary to prevent a patient from suffering severe health risks or even death.”
Governor Brad Little (R-ID) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovernorLittle/status/1554560383641235456">said</a> the lawsuit amounted to “federal meddling” in the state’s newly-secured authority to set abortion law. Biden “continues to ignore issues that really should demand his attention – like crushing inflation and the open border with Mexico,” Little said.
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued a separate <a href="https://www.ag.idaho.gov/newsroom/wasden-issues-statement-following-u-s-doj-abortion-lawsuit/">statement</a> saying the federal government is misinterpreting federal law to find conflict where none exists.
“Contrary to the carefully edited assertion in paragraph 25 of the Department’s complaint that Idaho’s laws are preempted, EMTALA actually states: ‘The provisions of this section do not preempt any State or local law requirement, except to the extent that the requirement directly conflicts with a requirement of this section,’” Wasden said.
“Instead of complying with the requirements of this provision and reconciling Idaho’s law with EMTALA, or even attempting to engage Idaho in a meaningful dialogue on the issue, the federal government has chosen to waste taxpayer dollars on an unnecessary lawsuit,” he added.
The Supreme Court overturned its 1973 decision on Roe in June, ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the constitutional authority to set limits on abortion procedures rests with the states.

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The body of a missing college basketball player was found after he went missing during a rafting trip on an Idaho river, authorities shared.
Everette Jackson, 21, was a sophomore forward at Louisiana State University Eunice (LSU). His body was recovered on Sunday after Jackson had disappeared after falling into the water during a June 11 rafting trip while tubing with his girlfriend.
“It is with great sadness that we have learned that the body of Everette Jackson has been found,” LSU Eunice shared on Twitter Monday. “We will share funeral arrangements after he returns home and they are made available.”
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It is with great sadness that we have learned that the body of Everette Jackson has been found. We will share funeral arrangements after he returns home and they are made available.
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&mdash; LSU Eunice (@LSUEunice) <a href="https://twitter.com/LSUEunice/status/1538672392540651521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Gem County law enforcement also shared its condolences following the recovery of Jackson’s body.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this very difficult time,” Gem County Sheriff Donnie Wunder said in a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article262687227.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “We are grateful to all of the emergency responders and volunteers who made this recovery possible.”
The Idaho Statesman <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article262687227.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the rafting accident occurred near the Gem County Island Sports Complex in Emmett.
“Volunteers and rescue crews have spent the past eight days combing the area for Jackson. A volunteer found the body two miles downstream from where he disappeared,” the outlet reported. “A family member positively identified his body.”
“Family members on social media said the 21-year-old and his girlfriend missed their exit and tried to paddle back to a dock. She was able to cling to a branch, but Jackson was reportedly pulled away in the current,” <a href="https://www.wbrz.com/mobile/cleanStory.cfm?n=152102">according to</a> KTVB-TV.
A Gem County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/806941092748281/">warned</a> of the Payette River’s hazardous conditions just two days before Jackson’s disappearance.
“Rivers in the area are running at fast speeds and high-water levels. Even if the water looks calm, rivers can be extremely dangerous. When rivers are higher[,] they’re faster[,] and they’re colder than normal,” the post stated.
“Current conditions make rivers and canals much more dangerous. Avoiding the rivers and canals at this time is strongly suggested,” it added.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) expressed his family’s condolences on Monday at the news of Jackson’s death.
“Becky and I are praying that the Lord comforts the family and friends who are grieving over the tragic passing of Everette Jackson,” he wrote.
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Becky and I are praying that the Lord comforts the family and friends who are grieving over the tragic passing of Everette Jackson. <a href="https://t.co/4Ak1mys5hs">https://t.co/4Ak1mys5hs</a>
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His sister, Megan Jackson, described him as “fun, adventurous, he loves to play basketball, loved basketball,” adding that he “loved his family. He was very family-oriented. He just gets along with everybody,” <a href="https://www.wdsu.com/article/lafourche-man-missing-boise-river/40276500">according to</a> WDSU.
Jackson was a graduate of Central Lafourche High School in Louisiana in 2019.
The news also came one day after nearly 200 people at Jackson’s high school gathered in their gym to offer prayer regarding the search for Jackson.
“Beyond the prayer, residents at Saturday’s basketball game said some locals are setting up fundraisers to help the family with the search,” Houma Today <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2022/06/18/community-shows-support-raceland-man-missing-river-rafting-trip/7670312001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.

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Body Of Missing College Basketball Player Found In Idaho Following Rafting Accident

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A northern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/idaho">Idaho</a> man charged with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder">murdering</a> a property caretaker and then microwaving the victim’s body parts received a break this week when a judge dismissed a cannibalism charge.
James “Jimmy&#8221; David Russell, 40, is accused of killing 70-year-old David Milton Flaget and then microwaving the body parts, wrapping them in plastic, and leaving Flaget&#8217;s body in a truck.
On Monday, 1st District Magistrate Judge Tera Harden said during a preliminary hearing that there was insufficient evidence to support the cannibalism charge against Russell. She did note, however, that the first-degree murder charge would move forward and suggesting there was enough evidence to charge Russell with mayhem, the Associated Press <a href="https://www.kxly.com/judge-drops-cannibalism-charge-in-northern-idaho-murder-case/">reported</a>.
“Mayhem” is <a href="https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch50/sect18-5001/#:~:text=Idaho%20Statutes&amp;text=18%2D5001.,lip%2C%20is%20guilty%20of%20mayhem.">defined under Idaho law</a> as maliciously depriving another person of their body, or who disables, disfigures, or renders that body useless. It also specifically includes putting out someone’s eye and slitting their nose, ear, or lip.
Law &amp; Crime <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/crime/judge-dismisses-cannibalism-charge-in-case-of-idaho-man-who-allegedly-murdered-a-property-caretaker-and-microwaved-body-parts/">reported</a> that Russell is believed to have been the first true use of Idaho’s anti-cannibalism statute since it was adopted in 1990. If the charge had remained, Russell faced up to an additional 14 years in prison, though the murder charge alone carries the possibility of life in prison or the death penalty, the outlet noted.
On September 13, 2021, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office published <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bonnercountysheriff1/photos/a.1456242128014115/2676556949315954/">a press release</a> on Facebook saying that three days earlier, sheriff’s deputies “responded to a call of a suspicious death” in Clark Fork, Idaho. At the scene, deputies found Flaget’s body wrapped in plastic inside a vehicle and had to break a window to gain entry. Inside the truck, allegedly, were bloody clothes. The AP reported that Flaget apparently died due to blunt force trauma to his head, noting that investigators found blood dripping from his truck when they arrived.
Investigators quickly located Russell, who was living on Flaget’s property at the time. An investigation “established probable cause” that Russell had killed Flaget and he was arrested and charged with the crime.
Subsequent reporting from Law &amp; Crime indicated that Russell was charged “thanks in part to observations and statements by his own aunt and uncle.”
The original police affidavit noted “post mortum [sic] mayhem . . . along the right thigh, anus and genitalia,” according to Law &amp; Crime. Inside Russell’s home on the property, “investigators found suspected human flesh, latex gloves, bloody newspapers, bloody duct tape pieces, cutting implements with suspected blood, [and] several areas of blood,” the affidavit said.
Another affidavit explained that investigators seized “a bowl and microwave containing apparent blood and tissue” from insider Russell’s apartment. Those items were tested and found to contain Flaget’s DNA.
The cannibalism charge stemmed from Russell allegedly telling authorities that he thought he could “cure his brain” if he ate Flaget’s remains,” Law &amp; Crime <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/crime/idaho-man-charged-with-murder-cannibalism-thought-eating-the-victim-would-cure-his-brain-reports/">reported</a>. He also reportedly got into an argument with his uncle, Mark, on the day of Flaget’s murder and later apologized in a voicemail, telling his uncle “Sorry . . . I might be a little sensitive — some sort of food I ate.”
The evidence to support the cannibalism charge, however, didn’t persuade Judge Harden.

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Idaho police arrested 31 members of a group called Patriot Front after being found in a U-Haul vehicle near an LGBTQ Pride event in Coeur d&#8217;Alene on Saturday.
The arrests followed a call to police reporting a group of men carrying shields and dressed in military clothing, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOBDCaUWLmk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White.
&#8220;It is clear to us based on the gear that the individuals had with them, the stuff they had in their possession, the U-Haul with them along with paperwork that was seized from them, that they came to riot downtown,&#8221; White said during the news conference.
The group reportedly wore shirts with Patriot Front logos, an organization that the Associated Press has described as a &#8220;white supremacist group.&#8221; Its website <a href="https://patriotfront.us/">states</a>, &#8220;Our people, born to this nation of our European race, must reforge themselves as a new collective capable of asserting our right to cultural independence.&#8221;
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&#8220;Many of those arrested were wearing logos representing Patriot Front, which rebranded after one of its members plowed his car into a crowd of people protesting a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens,&#8221; The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/11/patriot-front-arrests-idaho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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&#8220;The group’s founder, Thomas Ryan Rousseau, was among those arrested, according to jail records. Like the others, Rousseau was arrested on a charge of criminal conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor. The arrestees were held on $300 bail,&#8221; the report added.
The traffic stop and arrests were made near the North Idaho Pride Alliance’s Coeur d’Alene Pride in the Park event.
&#8220;It appears they did not come here to engage in peaceful events,&#8221; Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris <a href="https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/police-detain-group-found-inside-uhaul-coeur-dalene/293-aa1593a5-5fd2-4ce4-b0c1-bf8edaedcfe6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Those arrested included residents from at least 11 states, including Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, according to the report. The men are expected to appear in court on Monday.
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The &#8220;Pride in the Park&#8221; gathering was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nipridealliance/photos/a.1755155474730907/3235768336669606/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advertised</a> as a “family-friendly, community event celebrating diversity and building a stronger and more unified community for ALL.” It continued as scheduled.
&#8220;North Idaho Pride Alliance will not be responding to media or communication requests on Sunday, June 12th, and will follow up per our capacity,&#8221; the event&#8217;s organizers said in a Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nipridealliance/posts/3236961079883665?__cft__[0]=AZWklBlDc9XXV0kjHuOaNT4E2UUSIjO3Zes1E8tx-tj0-N4WsBe0f66fGJM0pi13NlSnOrx6cT3Gk0WR31Yu4-Q1SmCwBMV3990C8HCJy5Ehbr6G2qKpraUXtmbLi2hjEdZYnLrOcU5kE0rBSvStXUzoxMdKixPTE5NoIpjypvMBzA&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Sunday.
&#8220;We are deeply grateful to law enforcement agencies who were present and professionally responded throughout the day to keep our community safe,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;We thank the many Pride in the Park vendors, volunteers, performers, partners, supporters, sponsors, and event attendees for their role in ensuring a safe event for ALL by joining us yesterday in the spirit of love, kindness, and inclusion.&#8221;
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a terror alert on Tuesday over potential violence concerns. The warning noted the Supreme Court’s pending abortion ruling and tensions over the surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, among other controversies.
“Some domestic violent extremists have expressed grievances related to their perception that the U.S. government is unwilling or unable to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and have called for violence to stem the flow of undocumented migrants to the United States,” the Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-june-7-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alert</a> read.
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Idaho State University assistant football coach DaVonte&#8217; Neal was placed on administrative leave on Thursday after he was charged with felony first-degree murder in Arizona.
&#8220;The incident resulting in Neal&#8217;s arrest occurred in Arizona back in 2017,&#8221; CBS Sports <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-schedule-how-the-power-five-can-streamline-conference-slates-form-equity-without-divisions/">reported</a>. &#8220;He faces three other felonies in addition to first-degree murder, including one count of drive-by shooting, a class two felony. Neal was arrested without incident and is currently in jail awaiting extradition back to Arizona.&#8221;
Neal was reportedly indicted by a grand jury in Maricopa County last month, according to the <a href="https://www.idahostatejournal.com/pocatello/isu-assistant-football-coach-davonte-neal-arrested-in-pocatello/article_e38a3e54-4db0-5a97-8fe1-760a0065b5c4.html">Idaho State Journal</a>, which was unable to obtain a copy of the indictment because it has been sealed.
&#8220;I have been in constant contact with (ISU head coach Charlie Ragle) who has known DaVonte’ for many years and never had any knowledge or suspicion of a possible crime of any kind,&#8221; ISU Athletic Director Pauline Thiros told the Idaho State Journal. &#8220;The news of DaVonte&#8217; Neal’s arrest and charges in Arizona was a great shock. Going forward, we will cooperate in every way possible, safeguard our program and culture, support each other and our students, and allow the legal process to work. The news is devastating and we hope for resolution for all involved.&#8221;
Neal was a two-time Gatorade Arizona High School Football Player of the Year when he played at Scottsdale Chaparral. He later played college football at the University of Arizona.
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Tuesday&#8217;s Idaho primary results delivered a mixed bag for GOP incumbents as Gem State Governor Brad Little (R) won a crowded primary. At the same time, Idaho&#8217;s longest-serving attorney general lost to a former Tea Party Congressman promising to use the position in a more aggressive manner.
Idaho&#8217;s gubernatorial race was particularly interesting as it featured Little, as well as his Trump-endorsed Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin squaring off against each other alongside six other candidates.
&#8220;I felt the honor of serving the great state of Idaho in good times and in tough times,” Little <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-primary-idaho-governor-0e0cf23099113743167f3ebc48a66947?utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow">said</a> after winning the primary. &#8220;Once again I’m humbled by the awesome opportunity to serve and work for the great people of Idaho.&#8221;
Leading up to the race, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idaho-governor-his-lieutenant-face-off-in-republican-primary-tuesday">national spotlight shone</a> on Idaho for the apparent rivalry between Little and McGeachin.
Idaho’s state constitution allows the lieutenant governor to enact executive orders and other policies while the governor is out of state, and McGeachin has regularly used that loophole, only for Little to return and undo her orders almost immediately.
Little had defended his conservative credentials in media interviews, arguing, “The proof is in the pudding.&#8221; Little <a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/election/article261124672.html">told</a> The Idaho Statesman that cutting red tape and providing tax relief “are not what you would associate with somebody that is not a Republican.&#8221;
It would appear Idaho voters agreed with that assessment, as Little <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/may17-2022-elections">took home</a> 52.86% of the vote Tuesday night. McGeachin earned 32.20%. The rest of the candidates all earned less than 2% of the vote.
Regarding the attorney general race, former 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador defeated Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in Tuesday&#8217;s Republican primary, The Idaho Capital Sun <a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/05/18/former-u-s-congressman-labrador-likely-primary-winner-for-idaho-attorney-general/">reported Wednesday</a> morning.
Labrador was a popular Tea Party candidate originally elected to Congress in 2010. In 2018, he lost the state&#8217;s gubernatorial primary to Little. Wasden has served as the state&#8217;s attorney general for 20 years.
Labrador has accused his opponent of not being aggressive enough in fighting off federal government overreach.
&#8220;This job is not just a legal job, it’s a political job,” Labrador <a href="https://lmtribune.com/northwest/labrador-holds-slight-edge/article_1885064c-1b9b-5184-b2c9-5511e364848e.html">said</a> during one debate. “I would just be a lot more aggressive.”
Following his win, Labrador <a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/05/18/former-u-s-congressman-labrador-likely-primary-winner-for-idaho-attorney-general/">said in a statement</a>, “The people of Idaho have given me an opportunity to make sure that we have a strong conservative voice in the attorney general’s office, and I want to make sure that I make them proud.&#8221;
Little will face the winner of the Democratic primary, but those results <a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/results-of-idaho-democratic-gubernatorial-primary-election-not-expected-tonight/">will not be known for at least a week</a> due to the party&#8217;s write-in laws for candidates. Democratic candidate Stephen Heidt officially ran unopposed on the ballot, but there is a chance that a write-in candidate could beat him.

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Idaho Governor Brad Little will square off in a Republican primary Tuesday against his own lieutenant governor, who has challenged his vision of conservatism and regularly sought to enact policies he disagrees with.
Idaho&#8217;s state constitution allows for the lieutenant governor to enact executive orders and other policies while the governor is out of state. Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin has regularly used that loophole, only for Little to return and undo her orders practically as soon as he steps foot back in the Gem State.
&#8220;The proof is in the pudding,” Little recently said about his conservative credentials. Cutting red tape, tax relief, “those are not what you would associate with somebody that is not a Republican,“ he <a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/election/article261124672.html">said</a>, according to The Idaho Statesman.
McGeachin&#8217;s bravado has earned the endorsement of President Donald Trump, but Idaho establishment Republicans fear that her political agenda and character may turn away potential business opportunities for the state. To that extent, McGeachin sounded confident that her team would win on Tuesday.
&#8220;Our internal polling shows this is a close race and we are very optimistic about tomorrow&#8217;s outcome,&#8221; McGeachin said in a statement to The Daily Wire.
&#8220;My campaign for governor, which is endorsed by President Trump, is focused on protecting individual liberty, defending our state sovereignty, and upholding traditional conservative values,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Idahoans deserve a government that respects their liberty and the values they hold dear.&#8221;
According to the Idaho Statesman, the Republican governor&#8217;s approach to the pandemic entailed &#8220;local control&#8221; over COVID-19 rules, and many of them went unenforced.
&#8220;When McGeachin issued an executive order banning mask mandates while Little was traveling, he said it was &#8216;contrary to a basic conservative principle — the government closest to the people governs best,&#8217; the paper added.
McGeachin also attracted controversy for delivering a pre-taped address at the 2022 America First Political Action Conference, which was hosted by the alt-right figure Nick Fuentes.
“Keep up the good work fighting for our country,” she said in her address.
“I need fighters all over this country that are willing stand up and fight,” McGeachin added. “Even when that means fighting amongst our own ranks because there are too many <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="in body link">Republicans</a> who do not exhibit the courage that is needed today for us to fight and protect our freedoms and our liberties. We are literally in the fight for our lives.”
McGeachin later defended herself by claiming she did not know who put on the conference.  “I don’t. I don’t know who he is. I don’t,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-lt-gov-janice-mcgeachin-storms-off-over-questions-about-white-nationalist-nick-fuentes">said</a> when asked about the conference&#8217;s organizer.
Brent Hill, former Senate president pro team, and a supporter for Little, told the Statesman that “It’s easy to take extremist positions, it’s easy to throw grenades,&#8221; in support of the governor&#8217;s track record.
&#8220;It’s more difficult when you have the responsibility to govern, and people’s lives and livelihoods depend on your decisions,&#8221; he added in defense of Little. &#8220;You’ve got to take everything into account and not just ideology.&#8221;
In addition to Little and McGeachin, <a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/04/29/humphreys-brings-youth-another-choice-for-idaho-gop-voters-in-underdog-campaign-for-governor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ed Humphreys</a>, Ashley Jackson, Lisa Marie, Steven Bradshaw, Ben Cannady, and Cody Usabel are also running in the GOP primary.

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