The Board of Regents of Concordia University, a private Lutheran school in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday approved plans to open a law school in Boise, Idaho and announced that it has raised most of the needed $7-$10 million to open the school and has launched a dean search.  The state’s only law school is currently on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, 300 miles from Boise.  In response to Concordia’s plans, the Idaho State Board of Education has approved expansion of the University of Idaho College of Law to a second location in Boise.

• Associated Press:
  • University of Idaho Plans for Boise Law School Could Cost $6 Million Annually
  • Oregon University Advances Boise Law School Plans
• Idaho Stateman:
  • Is a Law School Needed in Boise?
  • Concordia University Board OK’s Plan to Open a Law School in Boise
• University of Idaho Argonaut:
  • Law School Works on Remodel, Plans to Grow Program in Boise
• University of Idaho College of Law:
  • Strategic Plan
  • Recommendations from Idaho State Bar
  • Recommendations from Law School Advisory Council
  • Recommendations from Richard J. Morgan, Strategic Planning Consultant
  • Recommendations from Conclave on Idaho Legal Education