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Utah Sandbox OKs Two Programs Enabling Non-Lawyers To Give Legal Advice On Medical Debt

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Two non-profit pilot programs won approval this week under Utah’s regulatory sandbox to provide non-lawyer legal assistance to individuals with medical debt. Both programs were approved May 7 by the Utah Supreme Court’s Office of Legal Innovation , which oversees the sandbox and reviews and approves applicants.

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Courts on the Go

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Legal technology writer Molly McDonough posted an article about the Utah Outreach Court ( [link] ). That court takes a courtroom to the litigants, in some instances to the homeless person's campsite, using a repurposed mobile command center vehicle and tents. Read more ».

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Justice Deno Himonas, Who Spearheaded Utah’s Innovation Sandbox, Retires from Supreme Court

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Constandinos (Deno) Himonas, the Utah Supreme Court justice who spearheaded the state’s first-of-its-kind regulatory sandbox to license new forms of legal services and providers, is retiring from the court. 29 letter to Utah Gov. 29 letter to Utah Gov. Lund, past-president of the Utah State Bar, for my LawNext podcast.

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ACLU of Utah Files Lawsuit Against State Ban on Transgender Girls in Sports

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and its co-counsel claim that Utah is violating provisions of the state constitution by singling out transgender high school girls for unfavorable treatment. The A.C.L.U.

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Winners Named for 2021 American Legal Technology Awards

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Ben Carter , senior litigation and advocacy counsel, Kentucky Equal Justice Center. Justice Deno Himonas , Utah Supreme Court. Sam McAllister , director of litigation technology, Lightfoot, Franklin & White. Access to Justice (Monday, Nov. Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. Michele Pistone , professor of law, Villanova University.

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Case Management Company Filevine Raises $108M Series D to Fuel Expansion

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Filevine , a Utah-based case management company founded in 2014 with an initial focus on litigation and personal injury law, has raised $108 million in a Series D funding round that it says will help fuel its expansion more deeply into big law, insurance defense, corporate, governmental, and nonprofit legal counsel teams.

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Mask Mandate Bans in Five States Probed as Civil Rights Violations

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The department said it has not opened investigations in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, or Arizona because those states’ bans on universal indoor masking are not being enforced in schools due to litigation or other state action.