Idaho Professors File Lawsuit Challenging No Public Funds for Abortion Act

Six Idaho professors and two teachers' unions, the Idaho Federation of Teachers and the University of Idaho Faculty Federation, filed a lawsuit this week in the U.S. District Court for Idaho, challenging the No Public Funds for Abortion Act (NPFAA). The lawsuit asserts that the law, which makes it a crime to use public funds to “promote abortion” or “counsel in favor of abortion,” is a violation of their First Amendment Right to academic speech. And those who violate this law can be charged with the misuse of public money,...