(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah faces a lawsuit over its book bans in public schools. The ACLU of Utah said the suit was filed by the estate of author Kurt Vonnegut along with other writers, alleging the state violated First Amendment protections by removing certain titles. Officials announced three […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The ACLU of Utah and Planned Parenthood have filed a lawsuit to stop a law that would close abortion clinics statewide. The suit filed yesterday in state district court asks for an injunction to stop the implementation of House Bill 467. The law would allow […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The ACLU of Utah is planning a court challenge to the recently passed ban on gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy for transgender youth. The group announced yesterday that it plans to work with the National Center for Lesbian Rights to fight the new law. In […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah judge has granted a Planned Parenthood request to delay the implementation of a law blocking all elective abortions in the state. The Planned Parenthood Association of Utah calls the preliminary injunction a “breath of fresh air” that allows Utah women the right to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A court hearing is scheduled today in Salt Lake City over a state district court judge’s ruling blocking Utah’s trigger law banning abortion from taking effect. Judge Andrew Stone blocked the law from going into effect on June 27th to allow time to hear a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge in Utah is granting a temporary restraining order that will block Utah’s abortion trigger law for two weeks. The ACLU and Planned Parenthood filed for an emergency injunction over the weekend, challenging the ban on elective abortions. Attorneys claim the law violates Utah’s […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood of Utah are suing the state in an attempt to block its abortion trigger law. The law went into effect on Friday after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and bans abortion at any […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The ACLU is warning the Utah Legislature they will face a lengthy court battle if members reinstate the controversial ban on transgender athletes in school sports. Lawmakers are planning to potentially override a decision from Governor Spencer Cox to veto HB 11 tomorrow. ACLU representatives […]
The ACLU of Utah says it is extremely troubled by the decision of the Garfield County Attorney’s Office to add a hate crime enhancement against a woman who crumbled up a sign backing police officers and then stomped on it in front of an officer. According to a probable cause […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state officials have agreed to delay the implementation of a law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation to allow a legal challenge to play out in the courts. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes made the announcement Thursday shortly before a court hearing […]
