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US appeals court rules in favor of Native American tribe’s hunting rights on ceded lands

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Sung ruled that the 1868 Treaty of Fort Bridger does not require the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation to permanently reside on a reservation to retain its hunting rights on ceded US lands. Rather, they reside in northern Utah and southern Idaho.

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Utah Supreme Court rules for adult adoptee who wanted to unseal records for medical and genetic information

ABA Journal

A district court misinterpreted the law when it ruled that an adult adoptee can’t obtain her 1978 adoption records to provide her doctors with information…

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Ohio Supreme Court rules judges not required to defer to state agency interpretations of ambiguous laws

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The courts may defer to an administrative agency only when a statute is ambiguous, even then deference is only permissive not mandatory. The court referred to Wisconsin and Utah Supreme Court judgements to show that they are not alone in revisiting their deference doctrine.

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US Supreme Court will not reconsider birthright citizenship for American Samoans

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American Samoa’s government filed a brief with the court arguing that the question of citizenship should be resolved through the regular political process. ” A Utah district court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, but the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision.

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US Supreme Court declines to hear case regarding jury size in felony trials

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Six states in the US allow for trials before six or eight-person juries in felony cases: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Utah. This deviation from the standard 12-person jury was permitted by the 1970 US Supreme Court ruling in Williams v.

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GOP Sen. Floats Bill To Restore FTC's Restitution Powers

Law 360

Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced a bill on Wednesday that would give the Federal Trade Commission the authority to seek restitution in federal district court, after the U.S.

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Human Rights Campaign critiques Utah Governor for signing law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors

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Human Rights Campaign Monday condemned Utah Governor Spencer Cox for signing SB16 , a law prohibiting healthcare professionals from providing hormonal treatment to minors who were not diagnosed with gender dysphoria before the law was signed. This effectively bans hormonal treatment for future transgender people under the age of 18.

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