SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — James Huntsman is persisting in his argument that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints used donations the church solicited for charity for commercial purposes. Huntsman, a member of one of Utah’s most prominent families, is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – New legislation could give Utah parents an avenue to sue school districts or teachers over any perceived infringement of their parental rights. SB 157 from Republican State Senator John Johnson lists areas where parents could assert their rights over their child’s education, including teacher training, […]
(Logan, UT) – Utah State University will pay 140-thousand dollars in a lawsuit settlement after a student committed suicide over alleged racist bullying by her classmates. Twenty-four-year-old Jerusha Sanjeevi was a doctorate student from Malaysia studying psychology. According to the family’s lawsuit, classmates of Sanjeevi singled her out in 2016 […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining another lawsuit against COVID-19 vaccination mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. The lawsuit filed yesterday seeks to overturn a mandate requiring coronavirus vaccinations for workers at healthcare facilities that accept Medicaid and Medicare funding. Utah and 11 other states are challenging the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining six other states in a lawsuit challenging a vaccine mandate for federal contractors. State leaders announced Saturday that they were joining the lawsuit, saying that Utah companies would be harmed if forced to comply with the mandate. Supply chain issues, economic damage […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by a member of one of Utah’s most prominent families and brother of a former governor against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James Huntsman had accused the Utah-based faith known widely as the Mormon […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t properly secured and his foot was shredded. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Matthew Christensen filed the lawsuit against Lagoon Amusement Park on Thursday in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah parents is suing the state over a law that bans school districts from approving mask mandates. It’s the latest U.S. legal challenge over rules for face coverings in the classroom. The lawsuit filed Monday seeking to overturn the law argues that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a women’s rights activist from Uganda has sued the National Park Service after she was decapitated last year by a gate at Utah’s Arches National Park. The lawsuit filed this month in Denver says the gate had been left unlatched against federal […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawsuit against the Utah Jazz by a fan who was banned for life from the team’s arena for directing what were called racial taunts at Russell Westbrook has been dismissed by a judge. Shane Keisel has denied making racial remarks while heckling Westbrook during […]
