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Utah judge temporarily blocks state abortion ban

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Judge Andrew Stone of the Third Judicial District Court of the State of Utah Monday temporarily enjoined the Criminal Abortion Ban Act, allowing Planned Parenthood to pursue its lawsuit against the state. wade Third Judicial District Court of the State of Utah us utah Women's rights

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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.

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Utah legislature passes bill protecting consumer personal data

JURIST

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.

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Planned Parenthood files suit claiming Utah abortion ban violates state constitution

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Planned Parenthood Association of Utah Saturday filed a suit against the state claiming that the Criminal Abortion Ban Act violates the state’s constitution. wade utah Women's rights

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Utah ODR Usability Report

CourtTechBulletin

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 ».

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Utah Medical Doctor is Banned from Issuing Opioid Prescriptions

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Utah Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit of Woman Whose Church Made Her Listen to Sexual Assault Tape

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Lawsuit Challenges Utah’s Cash Bail System

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The lawsuit observes that cash-strapped Utah residents languish in jail while comparably wealthy people go free. Lawsuits & Litigation bail bail bond cash-bail inmate rights lawsuit news politics porter poverty Utah

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Will Utah Scrap the Death Penalty?

The Crime Report

Utah Rep. A push to repeal the death penalty in Utah, once a bedrock of conservative support for capital punishment, has garnered unlikely bipartisan support. Utah Rep. Lowry Snow, a Republican, voted twice against bids to repeal the death penalty in Utah in the past.

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Reports: Utah Probation Ill-equipped, Understaffed

The Crime Report

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

JURIST

The Lancet medical journal released a report Wednesday revealing that 54 people who underwent Utah’s eugenic sterilization program are still surviving. The post Lancet report reveals 54 survivors of Utah forced sterilization program still living appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Computer Glitch at Utah Prisons Causes Backlog in Prescriptions

The Crime Report

Utah’s state prisons are in crisis following a data migration to a new medical records system plagued by glitches that caused a backlog of thousands of unfilled inmate prescriptions, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

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Lawsuit Claims Polygamous Utah Arranged Child Marriages and Exploited Underage Labor

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Utah House passes bill banning transgender athletes from female sports

JURIST

On Wednesday, the Utah House of Representatives passed the controversial HB302 Bill, “Preserving Sports for Female Students,” effectively banning transgender athletes from female sports.

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Why Do Utah Legislators Keep ‘Blood Atonement’ on the Statute Books?

The Crime Report

Earlier this month, the Utah House of Representative’s Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, after lengthy and passionate debate, narrowly defeated a bill to repeal the death penalty. Utah’s recent vote demonstrates the dichotomy of capital punishment in the United States.

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Utah Joins Fourth Lawsuit Against Biden Admin’s Vaccine Mandates

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

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“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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“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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“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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Law Firm Deregulation Programs Pick Up Speed in Both Arizona and Utah!

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

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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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Momentum Factor Opens Utah Office

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“Thomas Lee retires from Utah’s Supreme Court, but still has big plans”

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“Thomas Lee retires from Utah’s Supreme Court, but still has big plans”: Emily Ashcraft of KSL.com has this report

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

The Crime Report

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

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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.

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First law firm owned entirely by nonlawyers opens in Utah

ABA Journal

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

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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. News & Politics Covid-19 Sen. Kirk Cullimore vaccine mandate

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“AG’s office asks permission from Utah Supreme Court to appeal hold on abortion trigger law; Utah’s trigger law has been blocked since Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit three days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade”

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“AG’s office asks permission from Utah Supreme Court to appeal hold on abortion trigger law; Utah’s trigger law has been blocked since Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit three days after the U.S. The post “AG’s office asks permission from Utah Supreme Court to appeal hold on abortion trigger law; Utah’s trigger law has been blocked since Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit three days after the U.S.

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Utah Rolls Out New Laws to Help People Clear Criminal Records

The Crime Report

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.

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

ABA Journal

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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What You Need to Know About Filing for Divorce in Utah

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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. Recently, after West Valley City, Utah Police Sgt. Utah State Rep.

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How is Employment Discrimination Defined in Utah?

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If you apply for a job and you are rejected although you meet all the criteria, you may ask yourself whether it was an act of discrimination. Business discrimination in employment Employment employment agreement employment attorneys employment lawyers

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Southern Utah Professor Sues Over Mandatory Use of Pronouns

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There is an interesting new lawsuit out of Southern Utah University where theater professor Richard Bugg has refused to use plural pronouns for a nonbinary student. Professor Bugg is being represented by Utah attorney Jerome Mooney.

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Utah House Approves Personal, Corp. Income Tax Cut

Law 360

Utah would lower the state's personal and corporate income tax rate and expand eligibility for Social Security benefits tax credits under a bill passed by the state House of Representatives.

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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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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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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.