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“Equality in Utah’s constitution didn’t include the right to abortion, state’s attorneys argue to Utah Supreme Court; Justices heard arguments for more than four hours on Tuesday and it’s unclear on when they could rule on Utah’s blocked abortion trigger law”

HowAppealing

“Equality in Utah’s constitution didn’t include the right to abortion, state’s attorneys argue to Utah Supreme Court; Justices heard arguments for more than four hours on Tuesday and it’s unclear on when they could rule on Utah’s blocked abortion trigger law”: Emily Anderson Stern of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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Old allegations that county attorney cannibalized children are a ‘pack of lies,’ he says

ABA Journal

Updated: A county attorney in Utah has said a “tragically mentally ill woman” made long-ago allegations that he and his wife cannibalized children and participated…

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

The Crime Report

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

The Hollywood Lawyer

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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Petition Watch: Off-Label Ads, Retiree Discrimination & PPE

Law 360

A Utah attorney has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether allegedly retaliatory IRS summonses can be quashed, and two former pharmaceutical executives are challenging the constitutionality of their convictions for marketing the off-label use of a drug.

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Google reaches $391.5M multi-state settlement over user location tracking

JURIST

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent.

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