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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CourtTechBulletin

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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LawSites

JUNE 4, 2025

Five years after Arizona and Utah launched groundbreaking reforms to liberalize legal services regulation, a new comprehensive study from Stanford Law School’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession reveals both the promise and the complexities of regulatory innovation in the legal sector.

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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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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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ABA Journal

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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EvidenceProf Blog

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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HowAppealing

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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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 30, 2025

Similar to its federal counterpart, Utah Rule of Evidence 704 states the following: (a) In General - Not Automatically Objectionable. An opinion is not objectionable just because it embraces an ultimate issue. (b) b) Exception. In a criminal case, an expert.

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LawSites

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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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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HowAppealing

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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HowAppealing

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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HowAppealing

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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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In Seven County, backers of a proposed train linking Utah oilfields to refineries on the Gulf Coast ask the justices to overturn a lower court decision blocking the project and narrow the scope of what environmental impacts the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act requires agencies to review. Eagle County, Colorado.

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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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HowAppealing

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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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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JURIST

JUNE 20, 2025

Oklahoma, Utah and various fuel industry groups disagreed, filing suit to move their challenges to regional courts. The EPA bundled all 21 denials into one combined ruling and claimed that challenges belonged in the DC Circuit.

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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.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Because the IRS is entitled to sovereign immunity, creditors could not sue it under the Utah Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act. Accordingly, the IRS argues to the justices, there is no actual creditor that could have sued the IRS under Utah law. The big problem is that the payment was made to the IRS rather than a private creditor.

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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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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

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LegalReader

JUNE 19, 2025

“The Court agreed with Utah’s argument involving the Clean Air Act that local courts should handle local issues, and the federal government should collaborate with the states—not ignore their unique differences,” said state Attorney General Derek Brown.

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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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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Its obviously retribution: Supreme Court justices warn of Legislatures judicial clampdown; Utah Republican lawmakers are working to pass a suite of bills targeting the states judiciary.” ” Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Utah is in the early stages of a seven-year “regulatory sandbox” pilot program to conduct its own experiment with alternative business structures. In January 2021, the state eliminated its Rule 5.4. However, entities with nonlawyer ownership must first seek regulatory approval to become an “alternative business structure” (ABS).

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Here’s the Thursday morning read: Eastern Utah wants an oil railroad. Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court will decide how feds should judge its environmental impacts.

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LegalReader

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.

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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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LegalReader

JUNE 13, 2025

Understanding liability and case value of a personal injury claim is essential to pursuing fair compensation for the injured party.

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HowAppealing

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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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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LegalReader

JUNE 27, 2025

A real estate attorney helps first-time homebuyers by reviewing contracts, ensuring legal protections, and guiding them through closing to costly mistakes.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

“A GOP lawmaker wants to add justices to the Utah Supreme Court; The bill comes as the judiciary is in the crosshairs of the Republican-dominated Legislature after courts have repeatedly blocked significant pieces of the agenda”: Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 11, 2025

Utah passed the first such law in 2018 and has since been joined by Oklahoma, Texas , Colorado, Virginia, Illinois, Connecticut , and Montana. This year alone, Georgia and Missouri also passed similar legislation, with Florida expected to follow soon.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 25, 2025

“Utah lawmakers gave governor power to appoint the Supreme Court chief. Cox says, I must respectfully decline. Spencer Cox vetoed a bill letting him appoint the chief justice, but the Senate would get to re-confirm every four years.” ” Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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