1 bill · 2024 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the deprivation of religious liberty or freedom of speech by a governmental entity.
An articulated right is meaningless without measures for accountability. In line with the principle ubi jus ibi remedium, this bill provides a private civil action for damages under the Freedom of Speech (article I section 9) and Guaranty of Religious Liberty (article I section 4) clauses of the Idaho Constitution. In empowering individuals to hold government entities accountable for infringing on Individual Rights, this bill lays the groundwork for Idaho to develop its own solid case law on these issues, rather than leaving aggrieved individuals dependent on Federal law.