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Utah officials provide alternative execution method to experimental three-drug concoction following death row inmate’s suit

JURIST

Utah officials declared on Saturday that they switched the execution method for death row inmate Taberon Dave Honie from an experimental three-drug lethal injection to a well-known single-drug injection, according to The Salt Lake Tribute. The experimental injection would have contained Ketamine, Fentanyl and Potassium Chloride.

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

LawSites

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

CourtTechBulletin

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

LegalReader

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

LawSites

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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Winners Named for 2021 American Legal Technology Awards

LawSites

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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Morning Docket: 06.17.21

Above The Law

Guess the judge put "ice" on that litigation. Hill ] * A Utah prosecutor has apologized for telling a lawmaker to "die and go to hell" for interrupting his afternoon nap. Guess the judge put "ice" on that litigation. * A trademark lawsuit filed by Ice Cube against Robinhood has been dismissed. New York Post ].