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August 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

BOISE, Idaho AP - The latest act in a nine-year battle between Tom Hanks, his wife Rita Wilson and a high-end contractor played out before the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday.The case revolves around the couple's sprawling Sun Valley-area home, built by Storey Construction starting in 2000. Hanks and Wilson say the company's shoddy workmanship left them out more than $2 million.

By REBECCA BOONE

4 minute read

March 18, 2010 | Daily Report Online

BOISE, Idaho AP - A federal appellate court says it won't reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the Sept. 11 attacks.In a ruling published Thursday, the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted to deny Ashcroft's request amid bitter dissent by eight of its judges.

By REBECCA BOONE

1 minute read

October 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

BOISE, Idaho AP - The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson can take the contractor of their high-end Sun Valley home back to arbitration over claims of shoddy workmanship.The unanimous high court ruling handed down Wednesday came in a long-running battle between the couple and Storey Construction, the company they hired to build their sprawling villa in 2000.

By REBECCA BOONE

3 minute read

August 27, 2008 | Daily Report Online

BOISE, Idaho AP - Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a northern Idaho boy after the federal jury deliberated just three hours.The jurors' recommendation was binding on U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge, who thanked them, dismissed them and then issued the sentence Wednesday.

By REBECCA BOONE

1 minute read

March 22, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

There is a bitter, friend-splitting debate raging among lawyers about whether to use "pleaded" or "pled." Both words get a lot of play in legal writing. We think that it's time for one usage to rule them all — but we disagree about which word to send to the dustbin. Chandler always uses "pled." Boone always uses "pleaded." The gloves are off.

By John Chandler and Brian Boone

4 minute read

July 05, 2007 | Daily Report Online

BOISE, Idaho AP - For six years, Ali Al-Lati has worked with the U.S. military, teaching soldiers simple Iraqi words and commands, telling them about the cultural mores of his native land and offering advice on how to deal with the extreme weather they'll face in Iraq.He's a frequent visitor at the U.S. Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La.

By Rebecca Boone

5 minute read

January 16, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

As lawyers, we get to debate some of the most pressing questions of our time: The limits of Congress's commerce power. The reach of the Due Process Clause. "Pleaded" versus "pled." Yes, you read that right: There is a bitter, friend-splitting debate raging among lawyers about whether to use "pleaded" or "pled."

By John Chandler and Brian Boone

5 minute read

August 09, 2007 | Daily Report Online

ALDWELL, Idaho AP - Dr. Karen Rudolph didn't have much time.Investigators had turned to the DNA expert after finding a knife with traces of blood in a suspect's truck. A few hairs were discovered at the crime scene hundreds of miles away, and authorities wanted to know if there was a link.Two days later, working on delicate equipment in a state lab, Rudolph had an answer: The DNA on the knife was a match to the hair strands.

By Rebecca Boone

4 minute read

June 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

BOISE, Idaho AP - When his beets came in patchy, pushing through the soil with misshapen and discolored leaves, Perry Van Tassell did what most farmers would do: He watered more. And more. And more."They looked like they were thirsty," said Van Tassell, who farms outside the small, southern Idaho town of Paul.

By REBECCA BOONE

5 minute read

September 14, 2009 | Daily Report Online

BOISE, Idaho AP - When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he'll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver's arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein."I was looking at people's arms and hands, thinking, 'I could draw from that,'" Dowell said.

By REBECCA BOONE

6 minute read