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All of Idaho's state laws are contained in the Idaho Code and Statutes. The code is amended through the legislature with the approval of the governor. Idaho still operates under its original (1889) state constitution.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
All of Idaho's state laws are contained in the Idaho Code and Statutes. The code is amended through the legislature with the approval of the governor. Idaho still operates under its original (1889) state constitution.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


Idaho has one of the [[Abortion law in the United States by state|strictest abortion laws in the nation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bendix |first=Aria |date=April 6, 2023 |title=Idaho becomes one of the most extreme anti-abortion states with law restricting travel for abortions |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/idaho-most-extreme-anti-abortion-state-law-restricts-travel-rcna78225 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> In April 2023, Idaho became the first state to restrict interstate travel for abortion services.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Elizabeth Nolan |date=2023-04-06 |title=Idaho takes aim at interstate travel for abortion. Health care providers are suing. |url=https://reason.com/2023/04/06/idaho-takes-aim-at-interstate-travel-for-abortion-health-care-providers-are-suing/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2023-04-06 |title=Idaho governor signs 'abortion trafficking' bill into law |url=https://apnews.com/article/idaho-abortion-minors-criminalization-b8fb4b6feb9b520d63f75432a1219588 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> Nearly all abortions are banned and private citizens can sue abortion providers. The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion. A federal judge ruled in 2022 that doctors cannot be punished for performing an abortion to protect a patient's health.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html Tracking the States Where Abortion Is Now Banned], The New York Times, updated May 10, 2023.</ref> The state abortion laws have led to an outmigration of physicians who specialize in maternal/fetal care.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/us/idaho-abortion-doctors-drain/index.html , Idaho’s murky abortion law is driving doctors out of the state], Randi Kaye, Stephen Samaniego, CNN, May 13, 2023</ref>
Idaho has one of the [[Abortion law in the United States by state|strictest abortion laws in the nation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bendix |first=Aria |date=April 6, 2023 |title=Idaho becomes one of the most extreme anti-abortion states with law restricting travel for abortions |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/idaho-most-extreme-anti-abortion-state-law-restricts-travel-rcna78225 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> In April 2023, Idaho became the first state to restrict interstate travel for abortion services.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Elizabeth Nolan |date=2023-04-06 |title=Idaho takes aim at interstate travel for abortion. Health care providers are suing. |url=https://reason.com/2023/04/06/idaho-takes-aim-at-interstate-travel-for-abortion-health-care-providers-are-suing/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2023-04-06 |title=Idaho governor signs 'abortion trafficking' bill into law |url=https://apnews.com/article/idaho-abortion-minors-criminalization-b8fb4b6feb9b520d63f75432a1219588 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Nearly all abortions are banned and private citizens can sue abortion providers. The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion. A federal judge ruled in 2022 that doctors cannot be punished for performing an abortion to protect a patient's health.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html Tracking the States Where Abortion Is Now Banned], The New York Times, updated May 10, 2023.</ref> The state abortion laws have led to an outmigration of physicians who specialize in maternal/fetal care.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/us/idaho-abortion-doctors-drain/index.html , Idaho’s murky abortion law is driving doctors out of the state], Randi Kaye, Stephen Samaniego, CNN, May 13, 2023</ref>


===State government===
===State government===
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Republicans lost one of the House seats in 2008 to Minnick, but Republican [[Jim Risch]] retained [[Larry Craig]]'s Senate seat for the GOP by a comfortable margin.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/ENR/statewide_total.html |year=2008 |contribution=Statewide totals |title=Election |type=results |place=ID |publisher=State government |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220191630/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/ENR/statewide_total.html |archive-date=February 20, 2015 }}</ref> Minnick lost his seat in the 2010 election to Republican State Rep. [[Raul Labrador]].
Republicans lost one of the House seats in 2008 to Minnick, but Republican [[Jim Risch]] retained [[Larry Craig]]'s Senate seat for the GOP by a comfortable margin.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/ENR/statewide_total.html |year=2008 |contribution=Statewide totals |title=Election |type=results |place=ID |publisher=State government |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220191630/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/ENR/statewide_total.html |archive-date=February 20, 2015 }}</ref> Minnick lost his seat in the 2010 election to Republican State Rep. [[Raul Labrador]].


Idaho retains the [[death penalty]]. Pending the outcome of a legal challenge on a bill passed on 20 March 2023, authorized methods of execution include the [[firing squad]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/idaho-firing-squad-executions-410bd284ffbdb50d3b4a162fe8088dad | title=Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases | website=[[Associated Press]] | date=March 20, 2023 }}</ref> [[Abortion in Idaho|Abortion]] care is severely restricted in Idaho.<ref>{{cite web |title=Idaho |url=https://reproductiverights.org/maps/state/idaho |website=Center for Reproductive Rights |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
Idaho retains the [[death penalty]]. Pending the outcome of a legal challenge on a bill passed on 20 March 2023, authorized methods of execution include the [[firing squad]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/idaho-firing-squad-executions-410bd284ffbdb50d3b4a162fe8088dad | title=Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases | website=Associated Press | date=March 20, 2023 }}</ref> [[Abortion in Idaho|Abortion]] care is severely restricted in Idaho.<ref>{{cite web |title=Idaho |url=https://reproductiverights.org/maps/state/idaho |website=Center for Reproductive Rights |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
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