(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox and Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson echoed support of the decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade. In a joint statement, Cox and Henderson say they are both pro-life advocates who are committed to supporting women and families in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade this morning clears the way for Utah’s trigger law to go into effect. Under the law passed in 2020, abortions in Utah are largely prohibited. Women can still receive an abortion in circumstances […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A lawmaker wants to change Utah’s state code to protect marriage equality. Democratic State Senator Derek Kitchen plans to push a bill that would change a section of the Utah Code to recognize marriage as a legal union of same-sex couples, as well as a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mike Lee says he has never been prouder to be a former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito. In an op-ed published yesterday in the Deseret News, the Utah Republican says he read Alito’s leaked draft opinion in a case that […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney was one of three members of his party to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senators Romney, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins all crossed party lines in a narrow 53-to-47 vote. Romney rejected criticisms from other Republicans […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he’s worried about efforts to politicize the court or add additional justices. He says it undermines the institution’s credibility among young people. Thomas spoke Friday at an event in Utah hosted by former Republican U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A law requiring abortion and medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains passed the state Senate Tuesday in Utah. It’s of several states considering similar measures that abortion-rights advocates say stigmatize the procedure. The proposals come after the U.S. Supreme Court last year upheld […]
