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Utah sues TikTok over ‘deceptive’ business practices that ‘manipulate children’

JURIST

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Utah filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Tuesday, claiming the app harms children in the state by knowingly creating an “addicting” social media platform that damages children’s mental health. The state argues TikTok violates the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act (UCSPA) in its complaint.

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Lancet report reveals 54 survivors of Utah forced sterilization program still living

JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Lancet medical journal released a report Wednesday revealing that 54 people who underwent Utah’s eugenic sterilization program are still surviving. The report calls for the fast compensation of these victims whose reproductive rights have been infringed upon by Utah’s government.

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Utah legislature passes bill protecting consumer personal data

JURIST

MARCH 4, 2022

The Utah Senate Thursday accepted House amendments to the Consumer Privacy Act , and the Senate President signed the bill into law. On February 25, the Utah Senate voted 28-0 to enact the Consumer Privacy Act. The bill regulates businesses that operate in Utah with annual revenue of $25,000,000 or more.

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Utah ODR Usability Report

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Rogers College of Law has issued a new and insightful report titled: The Utah Online Dispute Resolution Platform: A Usability Evaluation and Report ( full report available online in PDF for download here ) Read more ». The Innovation for Justice Program ( www.law.arizona.edu/i4j ) at the University of Arizona James E.

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Utah Law School Graduate Walks Stage A Little Later Than Expected

Above The Law

JULY 29, 2024

The post Utah Law School Graduate Walks Stage A Little Later Than Expected appeared first on Above the Law. Better late than never!

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Utah May Add A New Path To Practicing Law

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The post Utah May Add A New Path To Practicing Law appeared first on Above the Law. Who doesn't love options?

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Court of Appeals of Utah Finds Evidence of Victim's Bisexuality Inadmissible Under Rape Shield Rule

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APRIL 8, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Utah Rule of Evidence 412(a) provides that The following evidence is not admissible in a criminal proceeding involving alleged sexual misconduct: (a)(1) evidence offered to prove that a victim engaged in other sexual behavior; or.

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

JURIST

JULY 21, 2024

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 Supreme Court has first-ever female majority as Utah Senate unanimously confirms Jill Pohlman; ‘I am honored and deeply humbled by this historic appointment to the Utah Supreme Court,’ Justice Jill Pohlman said after her confirmation”

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AUGUST 17, 2022

“Utah Supreme Court has first-ever female majority as Utah Senate unanimously confirms Jill Pohlman; ‘I am honored and deeply humbled by this historic appointment to the Utah Supreme Court,’ Justice Jill Pohlman said after her confirmation”: Emily Anderson Stern of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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Utah Rolls Out New Laws to Help People Clear Criminal Records

The Crime Report

APRIL 4, 2022

Clean Slate Utah and Rasa, a new public benefit company, are teaming up to ensure a criminal record is not a dead-end street by making it easier and more affordable for people to clear their records in the state, reports KSL.com. “Just one year after record clearance your wages go up by over 20 percent.

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Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops

The Crime Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

While many states have made it easier for prosecutors to criminally charge officers accused in fatal shootings of civilians, Utah has made it harder. Thirty-eight Utah officers have been involved in more than one fatal force incident over the last 17 years, according to a Salt Lake Tribune analysis. Utah State Rep.

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“Retiring Utah top court justice to open law, consulting firms”

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JUNE 13, 2022

“Retiring Utah top court justice to open law, consulting firms”: Sara Merken of Reuters has a report that begins, “Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Thomas Lee said Monday he will create a law firm and a separate linguistic consulting firm as he retires from the bench June 30.”

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

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MAY 12, 2021

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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Reports: Utah Probation Ill-equipped, Understaffed

The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

New audits released this week show that Utah’s Adult Probation and Parole agency does not have enough experienced staff or the tools to handle supervision for “high-risk” offenders, Paighten Harkins reports for the Salk Lake Tribune.

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Pioneering Utah justice will join BigLaw firm opening Salt Lake City office

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Utah Supreme Court Justice Constandinos “Deno” Himonas, one of the major driving forces behind his state’s groundbreaking reforms opening up the legal marketplace to…

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“Jill Pohlman on track to become Utah’s next Supreme Court justice; If Judge Jill Pohlman is confirmed by the full Utah Senate, the Utah Supreme Court would see its first female majority”

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JULY 27, 2022

“Jill Pohlman on track to become Utah’s next Supreme Court justice; If Judge Jill Pohlman is confirmed by the full Utah Senate, the Utah Supreme Court would see its first female majority”: Emily Anderson Stern of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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“Here’s who Gov. Cox could pick to be the next Utah Supreme Court justice; Justice Thomas Lee is stepping down after a dozen years on the Utah Supreme Court”

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MAY 21, 2022

Cox could pick to be the next Utah Supreme Court justice; Justice Thomas Lee is stepping down after a dozen years on the Utah Supreme Court”: Bryan Schott of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report. “Here’s who Gov.

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“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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First law firm owned entirely by nonlawyers opens in Utah

ABA Journal

MARCH 17, 2021

Law on Call—touted as the first entirely nonlawyer owned law firm in the United States—is open for business in Utah. Law on Call is operating…

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“Utah Supreme Court could see first female majority with new nominee; If confirmed by the Utah Senate, Judge Jill M. Pohlman would mark the third woman on the state’s five-justice high court”

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JUNE 29, 2022

“Utah Supreme Court could see first female majority with new nominee; If confirmed by the Utah Senate, Judge Jill M. Pohlman would mark the third woman on the state’s five-justice high court”: Saige Miller of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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Doubt Surrounds Utah Company’s Truth-Telling Technology

The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The machine has been used by by law enforcement or corrections departments in states including Idaho, New Hampshire, Washington, Utah, Ohio, and Connecticut. Law-enforcement customers say the system is better than a traditional polygraph.

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Computer Glitch at Utah Prisons Causes Backlog in Prescriptions

The Crime Report

AUGUST 26, 2022

Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) director Brian Nielson said the backlog of unfilled prescriptions stood at about 4,400 as of Thursday morning, Aug 25. UDC reports a total state prison population of around 4,500.

42% of Utah Police Shootings Involve People in Mental Health Crisis

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A first-of-its-kind data analysis of Utah law enforcement records , news reports, and family interviews surrounding 226 police shootings that occurred between 2010 and 2020 has found that at least 95 people (42 percent) were suffering a mental health crisis, had a mental disability or expressed a desire to end their own lives, reports PBS.

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Music Monday: Taylor Swift and a Utah Theme Park Battle in Court Over the Name ‘Evermore’

The Hollywood Lawyer

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

A Utah theme park has sued Taylor Swift over who owns the trademark for “Evermore,” Taylor’s latest album. The post Music Monday: Taylor Swift and a Utah Theme Park Battle in Court Over the Name ‘Evermore’ appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.

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Utah Death Row Prisoner Granted New Trial After State Withheld Evidence of Witness Tampering

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In Utah, a death row prisoner has been granted a new trial on the grounds that prosecutors knowingly withheld evidence from the defense.

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Utah Police Shootings Disproportionately Target People of Color

The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Racial and ethnic minorities account for a third of the people shot at by Utah police over the past decade — despite these groups making up just a quarter of the population, reports PBS. Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders are all shot at disproportionately to their populations in Utah. In contrast, 75.4

Legal Reforms In Utah & Arizona Made Law Better So Obviously No One Is Following Their Lead

Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The post Legal Reforms In Utah & Arizona Made Law Better So Obviously No One Is Following Their Lead appeared first on Above the Law. We know access to justice gaps exist, what are we doing about it?

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Utah Senator Proposes Plan to Hold Businesses Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine Liable for Negative Side Effects

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Kirk Cullimore, R-Sandy of Utah think businesses that mandate the shot should be on the hook for potential risks. As vaccine mandates start becoming the norm, some like Sen.

“BYU Law Welcomes Retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee as Visiting Professor, Linguistics Expert Jesse Egbert as Research Associate for 2022-23”

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JULY 19, 2022

“BYU Law Welcomes Retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee as Visiting Professor, Linguistics Expert Jesse Egbert as Research Associate for 2022-23”: BYU Law issued this news release today.

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“Gov. Cox appoints Judge Diana Hagen to serve on Utah’s Supreme Court; The state Senate will now decide whether to confirm Gov. Spencer Cox’s proposed replacement for retired Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas”

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MARCH 29, 2022

Cox appoints Judge Diana Hagen to serve on Utah’s Supreme Court; The state Senate will now decide whether to confirm Gov. Spencer Cox’s proposed replacement for retired Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas”: Bethany Rodgers of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report. “Gov.

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“Utah Supreme Court Rules That Alleged Sexual Assault by a Doctor Is Not ‘Health Care’; The decision revives a lawsuit filed by 94 women who said their OB-GYN sexually abused them; Previously, a lower court determined that the actions they alleged had to be treated as medical malpractice”

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AUGUST 11, 2024

“Utah Supreme Court Rules That Alleged Sexual Assault by a Doctor Is Not ‘Health Care’; The decision revives a lawsuit filed by 94 women who said their OB-GYN sexually abused them; Previously, a lower court determined that the actions they alleged had to be treated as medical malpractice”: Jessica Miller of The Salt Lake Tribune (..)

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“More Conservatives Turn Away From Death Penalty; Utah prosecutor David Leavitt, hailing from a conservative county, is taking death penalty off the table in 2017 murder of two teens”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

“More Conservatives Turn Away From Death Penalty; Utah prosecutor David Leavitt, hailing from a conservative county, is taking death penalty off the table in 2017 murder of two teens”: Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas retires, plans return to private sector; Justice Deno Himonas plans to transition to a major law firm after almost two decades in public service”

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

“Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas retires, plans return to private sector; Justice Deno Himonas plans to transition to a major law firm after almost two decades in public service”: Jordan Miller of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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Mormon-Funded Therapist Accused of Inappropriately Touching Six Men in Utah

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

He is one of several Utah therapists who have received church funds for sessions who in recent weeks have been accused of abusive behavior. The church has not publicly reevaluated its own role in referring these men to a therapist they now say abused them.

“When Your Law-School Homework Is Stranger Than Fiction: RonNell Andersen Jones, a law professor at the University of Utah, can’t update the curriculum for her First Amendment seminar fast enough.”

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

“When Your Law-School Homework Is Stranger Than Fiction: RonNell Andersen Jones, a law professor at the University of Utah, can’t update the curriculum for her First Amendment seminar fast enough.” ” Andrew Marantz has this report in the Talk of the Town section of the February 15, 2021 issue of The New Yorker.

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Baltimore Merck Vax Suit Proceeds But Utah, Idaho Claims Cut

Law 360

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The bulk of Baltimore's proposed class action against Merck over its rotavirus vaccine bundling can go to class certification, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled, finding that Merck may very well have violated antitrust laws through its "loyalty" program for an essential pediatric vaccine, but also tossing two claims under Idaho and Utah antitrust (..)

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US Supreme Court will not reconsider birthright citizenship for American Samoans

JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Fitisemanu and other American Samoans living in Utah filed the suit , asserting that American Samoa is part of the United States, and the Citizenship Clause should apply to people born there. ” A Utah district court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, but the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision.

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Utah Sued Over Social Media Age Verification Law

Law 360

JANUARY 17, 2024

A group of Utah residents backed by a free speech advocacy group is suing officials in Utah over the state's new social media age verification law, saying the statute violates Utahns' First Amendment rights in a one-size-fits-allapproach.

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LegalZoom Is Coming For Your Lunch

Above The Law

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The online behemoth has been authorized to dispense legal advice in Arizona and Utah.

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What You Need to Know About Filing for Divorce in Utah

LegalReader

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Pretrial conferences are required for divorcing parties before they can schedule a trial date.

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Utah considers allowing law grads to choose apprenticeship rather than bar exam

ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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US Education Department opens investigations in five states over ban on school mask mandates

JURIST

AUGUST 30, 2021

The OCR launched investigations in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah to determine each state’s compliance with § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 , which protects students with disabilities against discrimination.

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“10th Circuit Backs Out of Opening Phase of Fight Over Bump Stock Ban; The court’s about-face on an en banc rehearing of a preliminary injunction denial means a Utah man must give up his bump stock while his challenge of the ban goes through the courts”

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MARCH 5, 2021

“10th Circuit Backs Out of Opening Phase of Fight Over Bump Stock Ban; The court’s about-face on an en banc rehearing of a preliminary injunction denial means a Utah man must give up his bump stock while his challenge of the ban goes through the courts”: Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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

LegalReader

MAY 31, 2022

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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Utah sues TikTok over ‘deceptive’ business practices that ‘manipulate children’

Lancet report reveals 54 survivors of Utah forced sterilization program still living

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Utah legislature passes bill protecting consumer personal data

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Utah Law School Graduate Walks Stage A Little Later Than Expected

Utah May Add A New Path To Practicing Law

Court of Appeals of Utah Finds Evidence of Victim's Bisexuality Inadmissible Under Rape Shield Rule

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

“Utah Supreme Court has first-ever female majority as Utah Senate unanimously confirms Jill Pohlman; ‘I am honored and deeply humbled by this historic appointment to the Utah Supreme Court,’ Justice Jill Pohlman said after her confirmation”

Utah Rolls Out New Laws to Help People Clear Criminal Records

Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops

“Retiring Utah top court justice to open law, consulting firms”

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

Reports: Utah Probation Ill-equipped, Understaffed

Pioneering Utah justice will join BigLaw firm opening Salt Lake City office

“Jill Pohlman on track to become Utah’s next Supreme Court justice; If Judge Jill Pohlman is confirmed by the full Utah Senate, the Utah Supreme Court would see its first female majority”

“Here’s who Gov. Cox could pick to be the next Utah Supreme Court justice; Justice Thomas Lee is stepping down after a dozen years on the Utah Supreme Court”

“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”

First law firm owned entirely by nonlawyers opens in Utah

“Utah Supreme Court could see first female majority with new nominee; If confirmed by the Utah Senate, Judge Jill M. Pohlman would mark the third woman on the state’s five-justice high court”

Doubt Surrounds Utah Company’s Truth-Telling Technology

Computer Glitch at Utah Prisons Causes Backlog in Prescriptions

42% of Utah Police Shootings Involve People in Mental Health Crisis

Music Monday: Taylor Swift and a Utah Theme Park Battle in Court Over the Name ‘Evermore’

Utah Death Row Prisoner Granted New Trial After State Withheld Evidence of Witness Tampering

Utah Police Shootings Disproportionately Target People of Color

Legal Reforms In Utah & Arizona Made Law Better So Obviously No One Is Following Their Lead

Utah Senator Proposes Plan to Hold Businesses Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine Liable for Negative Side Effects

“BYU Law Welcomes Retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee as Visiting Professor, Linguistics Expert Jesse Egbert as Research Associate for 2022-23”

“Gov. Cox appoints Judge Diana Hagen to serve on Utah’s Supreme Court; The state Senate will now decide whether to confirm Gov. Spencer Cox’s proposed replacement for retired Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas”

“Utah Supreme Court Rules That Alleged Sexual Assault by a Doctor Is Not ‘Health Care’; The decision revives a lawsuit filed by 94 women who said their OB-GYN sexually abused them; Previously, a lower court determined that the actions they alleged had to be treated as medical malpractice”

“More Conservatives Turn Away From Death Penalty; Utah prosecutor David Leavitt, hailing from a conservative county, is taking death penalty off the table in 2017 murder of two teens”

“Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas retires, plans return to private sector; Justice Deno Himonas plans to transition to a major law firm after almost two decades in public service”

Mormon-Funded Therapist Accused of Inappropriately Touching Six Men in Utah

“When Your Law-School Homework Is Stranger Than Fiction: RonNell Andersen Jones, a law professor at the University of Utah, can’t update the curriculum for her First Amendment seminar fast enough.”

Baltimore Merck Vax Suit Proceeds But Utah, Idaho Claims Cut

US Supreme Court will not reconsider birthright citizenship for American Samoans

Utah Sued Over Social Media Age Verification Law

LegalZoom Is Coming For Your Lunch

What You Need to Know About Filing for Divorce in Utah

Utah considers allowing law grads to choose apprenticeship rather than bar exam

US Education Department opens investigations in five states over ban on school mask mandates

“10th Circuit Backs Out of Opening Phase of Fight Over Bump Stock Ban; The court’s about-face on an en banc rehearing of a preliminary injunction denial means a Utah man must give up his bump stock while his challenge of the ban goes through the courts”

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

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