Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we begin in Idaho, where the legislature is not on board with a medical marijuana ballot initiative. Then we
Key point: Last week, chatbot bills were signed into law in Oregon and Idaho, while a health care-related AI bill was signed into law in Tennessee.
Below is the 12th update on the status of proposed state AI legislation in
In Gadberry v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 2:25-cv-00391-BLW, 2026 WL 765698 (D. Idaho Mar. 18, 2026), the District of Idaho granted in part and denied without prejudice in part a plaintiff’s motion to amend his complaint
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published a proposed rule that would overhaul how locatable mineral exploration and mining are reviewed on National Forest System lands for the first time since 1974. Proposed Rule, Locatable Minerals, 91
In Little v. Hecox, the Supreme Court is considering whether Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act violates the Equal Protection Clause by barring transgender women and girls from participating on female-designated sports teams in public schools. The case, argued alongside
In Sanders v. Kootenai Hospital District, (D ID, Feb. 20, 2026), an Idaho federal district court rejected various claims by Claudia Sanders, a nurse at a crisis center who was fired by her employer, a publicly operated hospital. Sanders
The Ninth Circuit has been grappling with specific personal jurisdiction ever since the Supreme Court altered the playing field ever so slightly in 2021 with Ford Motor Co. v. Montana. That grappling includes an opinion published just last week,
Please join federal government contracts attorney, Nicole Pottroff, as she breaks down the key elements of the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program. You’ll learn how this program can help small businesses enhance their capabilities and compete for larger contracts—with the support of
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from December 25-31:
Alaska
States with illnesses: Arizona 5, California 12, Idaho 2, Illinois 2, Kentucky 1, Massachusetts 2, Maine 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 3, North Carolina 2, New Jersey 1, Ohio 1, Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 1, Rhode Island 1, Texas 8, Virginia 1,
