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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
College of Idaho beats Oklahoma Wesleyan 93-65 for its 2nd NAIA championship in 3 years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Samaje Morgan scored a season-high 28 points, Dougie Peoples had 21 points and five 3-pointers, and No. 1 seed College of Idaho beat seventh-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan 93-65 on Tuesday night to claim its second NAIA championship in three years. College of Idaho (35-2) won the program's third national title, also securing the NAIA Division II championship in 1996 and a D-I title in 2023. The Yotes lost in the Fab Four last season. Oklahoma Wesleyan (28-8) also won a NAIA D-II championship in 2009. Johnny Radford made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to give the College of Idaho a 33-18 midway through the first half. The Yotes made 12 of their opening 15 shots, including 8 of 10 from 3-point range, while OKWU was 7 of 17 overall. Peoples finished the first half with 17 points and five 3-pointers, and Morgan added 12 points as the College of Idaho led 49-29. The Yotes were 11 of 17 from 3-point range, while OKWU went 11 of 32 overall including 1 of 6 from distance. It was the Yotes' second straight title game with a large lead, after nearly blowing a 23-point second-half advantage against Indiana Tech two years ago. The Yotes were determined not to let another second-half lead evaporate against OKWU, which was not able to reduce its deficit below 16 points the entire second half. Radford finished with 12 points for the College of Idaho and Tyler Robinett added 10. The Yotes finished 16 of 30 from behind the arc. Nick Bene and Jaden Lietzke each scored 15 points for Oklahoma Wesleyan. Dylan Phillip, who scored a team-high 24 points on Monday, finished with five points in 19 minutes. ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here.
Associated Press
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
College of Idaho beats Oklahoma Wesleyan 93-65 for its 2nd NAIA championship in 3 years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Samaje Morgan scored a season-high 28 points, Dougie Peoples had 21 points and five 3-pointers, and No. 1 seed College of Idaho beat seventh-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan 93-65 on Tuesday night to claim its second NAIA championship in three years. College of Idaho (35-2) won the program's third national title, also securing the NAIA Division II championship in 1996 and a D-I title in 2023. The Yotes lost in the Fab Four last season. Oklahoma Wesleyan (28-8) also won a NAIA D-II championship in 2009. Johnny Radford made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to give the College of Idaho a 33-18 midway through the first half. The Yotes made 12 of their opening 15 shots, including 8 of 10 from 3-point range, while OKWU was 7 of 17 overall. Peoples finished the first half with 17 points and five 3-pointers, and Morgan added 12 points as the College of Idaho led 49-29. The Yotes were 11 of 17 from 3-point range, while OKWU went 11 of 32 overall including 1 of 6 from distance. It was the Yotes' second straight title game with a large lead, after nearly blowing a 23-point second-half advantage against Indiana Tech two years ago. The Yotes were determined not to let another second-half lead evaporate against OKWU, which was not able to reduce its deficit below 16 points the entire second half. Radford finished with 12 points for the College of Idaho and Tyler Robinett added 10. The Yotes finished 16 of 30 from behind the arc. Nick Bene and Jaden Lietzke each scored 15 points for Oklahoma Wesleyan. Dylan Phillip, who scored a team-high 24 points on Monday, finished with five points in 19 minutes.
Boston Globe
05-03-2025
- Health
- Boston Globe
Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
The Democratic administration had given similar guidance to hospitals nationwide in the wake of the Supreme Court 2022 decision overturning the right to abortion. It's being challenged in other conservative states. In Idaho, the state argued that its law does allow life-saving abortions and the Biden administration wrongly sought to expand the exceptions. The state agrees with the dismissal, so it does not need judicial approval, Justice Department attorneys wrote in court documents. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Idaho doctors, meanwhile, say it remains unclear which abortions are legal, forcing them to airlift pregnant women of state if a termination might be part of the standard of care. It's often unclear in fast-moving emergencies whether pregnancy complications could ultimately prove fatal, doctors said. Advertisement McKay Cunningham, a professor of reproductive rights and constitutional law at the College of Idaho, said numerous doctors in the state – including some who oppose elective abortion – have told him 'Damocles' sword hangs over them all the time.' St. Luke's Health System, the state's largest, said it airlifted six patients out of state to treat medical emergencies when the ban was in force between January and April 2024. Only one needed similar treatment in all of 2023. A judge has temporarily blocked Idaho from any abortion ban enforcement that would change emergency treatment. In his first term, Trump, a Republican, appointed many of the Supreme Court justices who voted to overturned the constitutional right to abortion. He has since said the issue should be left to the states. Complaints that pregnant women were turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked after the overturning of Roe v. Wade amid questions about what care hospitals could legally provide, federal records showed. Advertisement The Supreme Court stepped into the Idaho case last year. It ultimately handed down a narrow ruling that allowed hospitals to keep making determinations about emergency pregnancy terminations but left key legal questions unresolved. The case went before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December. Those judges have not yet ruled. About 50,000 people in the U.S. develop life-threatening pregnancy complications each year, including major blood loss, sepsis or the loss of reproductive organs. In rare cases, doctors might need to terminate a pregnancy to protect the health of the pregnant person, especially in cases where there is no chance for a fetus to survive. Most Republican-controlled states have started enforcing new bans or restrictions since 2022. Currently, 12 states are enforcing bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with limited exceptions, and four have bans that kick in at or about six weeks into pregnancy — often before women realize they're pregnant. ___ Boone reported from Boise. Associated Press Science Writer Laura Ungar contributed from Louisville, Kentucky.
The Independent
05-03-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to drop an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of its first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump began his second term. The Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was originally filed by the Biden administration, in a reversal that could have national implications for urgent care. The Biden administration had argued that emergency-room doctors treating pregnant women had to provide terminations if necessary in Idaho, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans. The Democratic administration had given similar guidance to hospitals nationwide in the wake of the Supreme Court 2022 decision overturning the right to abortion. It's being challenged in other conservative states. In Idaho, the state argued that its law does allow life-saving abortions and the Biden administration wrongly sought to expand the exceptions. The state agrees with the dismissal, so it does not need judicial approval, Justice Department attorneys wrote in court documents. Idaho doctors, meanwhile, say it remains unclear which abortions are legal, forcing them to airlift pregnant women of state if a termination might be part of the standard of care. It's often unclear in fast-moving emergencies whether pregnancy complications could ultimately prove fatal, doctors said. McKay Cunningham, a professor of reproductive rights and constitutional law at the College of Idaho, said numerous doctors in the state – including some who oppose elective abortion – have told him 'Damocles' sword hangs over them all the time.' St. Luke's Health System, the state's largest, said it airlifted six patients out of state to treat medical emergencies when the ban was in force between January and April 2024. Only one needed similar treatment in all of 2023. A judge has temporarily blocked Idaho from any abortion ban enforcement that would change emergency treatment. In his first term, Trump, a Republican, appointed many of the Supreme Court justices who voted to overturned the constitutional right to abortion. He has since said the issue should be left to the states. Complaints that pregnant women were turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked after the overturning of Roe v. Wade amid questions about what care hospitals could legally provide, federal records showed. The Supreme Court stepped into the Idaho case last year. It ultimately handed down a narrow ruling that allowed hospitals to keep making determinations about emergency pregnancy terminations but left key legal questions unresolved. The case went before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December. Those judges have not yet ruled. About 50,000 people in the U.S. develop life-threatening pregnancy complications each year, including major blood loss, sepsis or the loss of reproductive organs. In rare cases, doctors might need to terminate a pregnancy to protect the health of the pregnant person, especially in cases where there is no chance for a fetus to survive. Most Republican-controlled states have started enforcing new bans or restrictions since 2022. Currently, 12 states are enforcing bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with limited exceptions, and four have bans that kick in at or about six weeks into pregnancy — often before women realize they're pregnant. ___ Boone reported from Boise. Associated Press Science Writer Laura Ungar contributed from Louisville, Kentucky.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Was it public or private? The fate of the Kootenai County Republican town hall incident rests on this element of the free-speech debate
Feb. 25—At the heart of the First Amendment lies the right to free speech — no government entity can restrict speech, even if they find it insulting, unfavorable or disingenuous. "The government cannot step in and say, 'We don't like it.' At its core, that is what the First Amendment means," said former lawyer and College of Idaho Constitutional law professor McKay Cunningham. "It's also about content. But that is protected. Especially in a public forum." The issue gained new relevance over the weekend when a former Democratic candidate for Idaho's House of Representatives was forcibly removed from a Republican legislative town hall, spurring questions over the legitimacy of the move in light of the political nature of the event. Teresa Borrenpohl was dragged by private, unmarked security guards out of the town hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee Saturday after she was jeering at people on stage. Multiple videos show Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris, wearing a hat inscribed with the words, "Kootenai County Sheriff" on the crown, approached Borrenpohl. He told her to leave, and she declined. He asked her if she wanted "pepper spray" and told her she would be arrested, video shows. Norris grabbed her arm with both hands and attempted to remove her from the town hall. She told him, "Please don't touch me." After she didn't comply, Norris gestured to the two unidentified private security guards in plainclothes and pointed at Borrenpohl. The two men wrestled her to the ground as she screamed , "Who are these men?" until she was dragged out of the Coeur d'Alene High School auditorium by her arms. "I could never have imagined my right to free speech and my right to assemble could be stripped in such a violent way," Borrenpohl wrote to The Spokesman-Review on Sunday. Whether First Amendment rights were violated could depend in part on the nature of the town hall ; typically, free speech can be restricted to an extent if it's interfering with official business, like in a city council meeting. But there's nothing yet to indicate the KCRCC, a political group not affiliated with the government, had any official government business to attend to that would establish restrictions on Borrenpohl's speech. "If this is a regular business meeting, there's an agenda. And if there is a posted agenda, then generally the public cannot disrupt the operation of the government body," said Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White. "But an open forum, where people can cheer and jeer — there is an expectation that someone's right to free speech will not be infringed upon." The base of the issue, and what could hinge on the filing of a civil lawsuit, Cunningham says, is whether the meeting was public. "If we were on the curb on a public street, what this person did would be within her rights to do," he said. "But if this is a private event, much less so." KCRCC Chair Brent Regan contends the meeting was private, though it was marketed openly by a flyer on Facebook with no tickets or invitation required, something that also could change application of the First Amendment. Regan told The Spokesman-Review Tuesday that the meeting was considered to be private because he paid $500 to rent the space and had to submit insurance for the group to occupy the venue. But, Coeur d'Alene Public Schools Superintendent Shon Hocker said the event was perceived to be public, according to an internal email he sent to White. "Saturday's event was presented to the school district as a 'public' event. As such, we went ahead and rented the facility to them," Hocker wrote. "... If we had been approached by apolitical agency to use our facility for a "private" event, it would have been denied." Regan told The Spokesman-Review it's not true. He declined via phone call to offer proof of payment or insurance. The school district doubled down in a press memo Tuesday saying the request for the event was granted based on the application that stated the event was open to the public and the venue would provide a neutral location where local residents and their elected officials could engage with one another. The school district also said in the memo that they condemn "any action or rhetoric that denies any person their constitutional rights." "Any person attending a public event in a public building should feel safe and able to participate without fear of being verbally or physically disrespected, assaulted, or mistreated. As part of the Coeur d'Alene community, the Coeur d'Alene School District is committed to fostering environments that uphold the principles of free speech and civic engagement for all our citizens," the release states. Borrenpohl bit one of the men who dragged her out of the meeting, according to a press release from the Coeur d'Alene Police Department, so she was cited on suspicion of battery based on the "limited information" police knew at the time. After further reviewing evidence , the city prosecutor's office decided to drop the battery charge "in the interest of justice" and "careful consideration of the law," said Chief Deputy City Attorney Ryan Hunter. The security firm was identified later as LEAR Asset Management, and its license to operate within the city was revoked. Commentators have noted that Borrenpohl was removed from the event for jeering, while guests who applauded and cheered the speakers were not removed. "You can restrict behavior, but you cannot restrict content," White said. "For instance, you can't allow cheers, but then not allow jeers. It's got to be all or nothing." Law enforcement operates under what Cunningham refers to as more of a "shield" if they are acting in their official capacity. Police and deputies are entitled to certain protections because they are paid to uphold the law. But Norris, Cunningham said, could face a civil battle if he was not acting in his capacity as a law enforcement officer at the event. Norris will face an independent investigation by an outside law enforcement agency to determine if his conduct aligned with office policy. He was expected to release a statement on the incident Tuesday, but didn't. The Coeur d'Alene Police Department continues to investigate the incident to determine whether anyone in the town hall violated criminal law. "The problem is when the government — meaning the sheriff — gets involved (with free speech)," White said. "That might create an issue."
