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State Supreme Court Upholds Ruling on Paule Conviction

State Supreme Court Upholds Ruling on Paule Conviction

(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Supreme Court says it is possible to be found not guilty of murder but be guilty of other crimes in the same case. The state’s high court in early February upheld a ruling by the state’s Court of Appeals in a case involving […]

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State Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Congressional Map

State Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Congressional Map

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Legislature has essentially unreviewable power to draw a map of Utah’s congressional districts that watered down the votes of Democrats. In 2021 the Republican-dominated Legislature created a map that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County […]

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Utah judge to consider challenge to new abortion clinic ban

Utah judge to consider challenge to new abortion clinic ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah court on Friday will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a statewide ban on abortion clinics set to begin taking effect next week. The organization in a motion filed earlier this month argued a state law passed earlier this year […]

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Utah Supreme Court Delays Arguments In Abortion Lawsuit

Utah Supreme Court Delays Arguments In Abortion Lawsuit

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court is delaying arguments in a lawsuit filed over a state law that would almost completely ban abortion. Lawyers for Planned Parenthood of Utah and the Attorney General’s Office were scheduled to give arguments about a temporary injunction blocking the law next […]

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Utah Supreme Court To Hear Lawsuit Over Congressional Redistricting

Utah Supreme Court To Hear Lawsuit Over Congressional Redistricting

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court is stepping in to hear arguments in a lawsuit over congressional redistricting. The associate chief justice of the court granted a request by the state legislature on Friday. That will allow the court to step in and review a motion to […]

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Utah Supreme Court Declines To Lift Order Blocking Abortion Ban

Utah Supreme Court Declines To Lift Order Blocking Abortion Ban

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court is planning to hear an appeal of a lower-court order that has kept the state’s abortion trigger law from going into effect. The Utah Attorney General’s Office filed an appeal of the order last week. The justices denied a request by […]

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Utah Supreme Court Hears Appeal Of Former USU Player’s Rape Conviction

Utah Supreme Court Hears Appeal Of Former USU Player’s Rape Conviction

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court is considering the appeal of a former Utah State University football player convicted of rape and sexual assault. Lawyers for Torrey Green claimed yesterday that he did not receive a fair trial in 2019 because six different cases were combined into […]

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Pohlman Confirmed To Utah Supreme Court

Pohlman Confirmed To Utah Supreme Court

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court now has three women as sitting justices for the very first time. Judge Jill Pohlman’s nomination to the high court was approved unanimously yesterday by the state Senate. Justice Pohlman joins Justice Diana Hagen and Justice Paige Petersen to form a […]

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Committee Approves Pohlman’s Nomination To Utah Supreme Court

Committee Approves Pohlman’s Nomination To Utah Supreme Court

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state legislative committee is moving forward with a historic nomination to the Utah Supreme Court. The Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee unanimously approved Judge Jill Pohlman’s nomination to the high court yesterday. The nomination now advances to a full vote in the Senate next month. […]

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Governor Nominates Judge Diana Hagen To Utah Supreme Court

Governor Nominates Judge Diana Hagen To Utah Supreme Court

(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox nominated a new judge to fill a vacancy on the Utah Supreme Court. Judge Diana Hagen has served on the Utah Court of Appeals for nearly five years. Before then, she worked as the president of the Women Lawyers of Utah. The […]

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