Idaho prison inmates are charging that the jail is failing to provide them with basic human needs, claiming a violation of their Eighth Amendment rights. What court would hear this? Why this court?
The court that would hear the Idaho prison inmates' claim of a violation of their Eighth Amendment rights would be the federal district court.
The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment. In this case, the inmates are alleging that the prison's failure to provide them with basic human needs amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, thereby violating their constitutional rights.
Federal district courts have jurisdiction over cases that involve federal laws and constitutional rights. In this situation, the inmates are asserting their constitutional rights under the Eighth Amendment, which falls under federal jurisdiction. Therefore, the federal district court is the appropriate court to hear this case.