The following is a list of events of the year 2022 in Idaho.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Brad Little (R)
Events
- June 12 – At least 30 members of the American neo-fascist group Patriot Front are arrested for conspiracy to riot at a pride event in Coeur d'Alene.[1]
- August 2 – In the first legal challenge to a state's abortion law since the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Department of Justice (DOJ) files a lawsuit in a federal court against the state of Idaho to block a state law that the DOJ says imposes a "near-absolute ban" on abortion in Idaho.[2]
- November 13 – 2022 University of Idaho killings: In Moscow, Idaho, United States, four University of Idaho students are found stabbed to death at a residence near the university's campus.[3]
- December 30 – 2022 University of Idaho killings: In Pennsylvania, the alleged perpetrator of the mass stabbing of four University of Idaho students, 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger, is arrested by police in the Pocono Mountains.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event". AP News. June 12, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Abortion ban in Idaho faces first U.S. legal challenge since Roe". Reuters. August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Moscow police: 'Edged weapon' used in University of Idaho attack that killed 4 students". November 26, 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Josh; Sciutto, Jim; del Valle, Lauren; Morales, Mark; Miller, John (December 30, 2022). "A grad student at a nearby school is arrested in the killings of four University of Idaho students". CNN. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2024.