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On June 9, 2026, the Idaho Supreme Court issued a substitute opinion in Hyde v. Oxarango, Docket No. 51625, affirming dismissal of claims brought by two limited partners against the general partners of a family farming and ranching limited partnership. The decision is important for Idaho business owners, family enterprises, and closely held entitie…

This article was originally published in the 2026 June/July issue of The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, reprinted with permission. A young associate wins her first motion. Her supervising partner nods approvingly, then turns to a male colleague and says, “This is your client—can you take the lead on the client call to discuss the win?” The associ…

Businesses are moving artificial intelligence from experiments into core workflows that affect product development, branding, content creation, research, enforcement, and legal services. Much of the business conversation around AI has focused on productivity, pricing models, and efficiency. Those considerations still matter, but they no longer capt…

Wildfire has always been part of Idaho life. For developers, builders, lenders, insurers, and property owners, it is now becoming something more specific: a front-end development issue. Wildfire readiness is a legal and business planning issue impacting site selection, emergency access, building materials, land management, real estate, construction…

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, commonly known as FDNS, supports the integrity of the immigration system by detecting and deterring benefit fraud, conducting site visits, and carrying out administrative investigations. For employers, that means the information submitted in…

Immigration-related site visits are a routine but important part of employment-based immigration compliance. Depending on the program, a government officer may seek to verify information in an immigration filing, confirm the worksite, review employment records, or ask limited questions about a sponsored employee’s job duties, wage, schedule, or r…