New Restrictions on Civil Asset Forfeiture in Utah
The government can steal your property. This new law further restricts that troubling power.
Utah Ends Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions
If an individual breaks the law, they should absolutely be held accountable for their actions. But it’s important to penalize the underlying action, not the subsequent failure to pay the associated fine. Taking away their...
Utah Stops Releasing Pre-Conviction Mugshots
In most cases, because of this bill, individuals mugshot’s will be kept private, ensuring their reputations aren’t forever tarnished before a guilty plea or finding is ever met, despite their presumed innocence.
First Non-Lawyer Owned Law Firm Opens in Utah
This was only possible because the Utah Supreme Court approved and created the country's first legal services sandbox. The goal of the sandbox program is to get companies like Law on Call to find new and innovative ways to...
Changes coming to probation and parole
Technical violations should not result in jail, and this bill takes the first step to help make sure that doesn’t happen. The Sentencing Commission has already done a lot of great work on Utah’s probation and parole system, and...
Data privacy: Is the law keeping up to tech?
Modern technology improves our lives, but is the law keeping up with it to ensure our right to privacy? The practice of "reverse warrants" suggests it's not.
Increasing Justice By Reforming Justice Courts
Some important changes are needed to Utah's justice courts.
Michigan Brings Digital Privacy Into the 21st Century
Michigan is the latest state to join the effort to bring digital privacy protections in the 21st Century.
Should Home Invasions for Drugs Continue?
Breonna Taylor died needlessly, as did Matthew Stewart. It's past time to stop invading homes over drug enforcement.
Legal Services Sandbox in Utah Takes Off
A year has passed since the Utah Supreme Court initially green lighted a legal services sandbox in the state—a first-in-the-nation endeavor. The program is now up and running, with the Court recently establishing the regulatory...