Tag: Idaho
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Bryan Kohbherger can face death penalty if convicted in trial of slain Idaho college students, judge rules
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can face the death penalty, a judge has ruled. Kohberger’s defense team had sought to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment should he be convicted, but Ada County Judge Steven Hippler denied their motions in his ruling dated Tuesday.…
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Woman gives emotional testimony in Idaho abortion ban case
Woman gives emotional testimony in Idaho abortion ban case – CBS News Watch CBS News Kayla Smith, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Idaho’s restrictive abortion ban, tells Nicole Valdez about “the most traumatic experience” of her life. She and five other women are suing the state to clarify and expand abortion exceptions.…
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Women suing over Idaho abortion ban say they felt like “medical refugees”
Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy complications would put their own…
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Idaho women denied abortions testify in trial
Idaho women denied abortions testify in trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Four women who were denied abortions in Idaho began testifying on Tuesday in a case that seeks to clarify medical exceptions under the state’s near-total ban. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for…
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Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers ask judge to ban death penalty in Idaho murders case; victim’s mother says “he deserves to die”
Attorneys for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students asked a judge to take the death penalty off the table Thursday, arguing that international, federal and state law all make it inappropriate for the case. But a victim’s mother who attended the hearing said the suspect “deserves to die.”…
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Idaho public health department restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines in 6 counties
A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential function of a public health department. While policymakers…