A Step Forward for Presumed Innocence in Utah
House Bill 206 will create a fairer bail system for all Utahns, regardless of wealth.
Stopping Misdemeanors for Local Code Violations
The Utah legislature unanimously passed house bill 202 to stop local government's from over criminalizing ordinances.
Consensual Polygamy Decriminalized in Utah
Here's why the Utah Legislature decriminalized polygamy
Let’s protect the right to keep your phone locked
Do you unlock your phone with your finger or face? Many people do. However, should law enforcement be allowed to compel you to unlock your phone using these features?
Facial recognition needs some handcuffs
Facial recognition is an exciting technology in a commercial or research context, but becomes scarier when in the hands of law enforcement. More problematic is the fact that Utah officials have been using this technology without...
Private DNA should stay out of the government’s hands
Utah lawmakers will be presented a simple question in January: should police officers be able to go on fishing expeditions in privately owned or crowd-sourced DNA databases?
Salt Lake County Reduces Drug Penalties for Thousands
Salt Lake County is reducing penalties for thousands of drug conviction cases.
Updated Medical Cannabis Law a Win for Patients
In fact, patients are being helped right now; thousands of Utahns currently have legal protections to use their medical cannabis. Those protections were augmented just this week. And the program is unfolding at the speed we...
Utah Judge Not Following New Medical Cannabis Law
A Utah mother is being targeted by a judge for having THC in her system, despite being legally allowed to.
Transparency Report Shows Force Used in 2018
The reason that a judge issued a forcible entry warrant pertained to drugs 78 percent of the time.