Utah Leads on Protecting Individual Privacy Rights
The State Auditor's office has released its statement on the appointments for Utah's newly-created Personal Privacy Oversight Commission.
Asset Forfeiture Reform Is Great. More Is Better.
There’s still a lot of work to be done to fully protect an individual's private property from being taken by law enforcement.
Supreme Court Ruling Delegitimizes Red Flag Laws
This reaffirmation of both privacy and Second Amendment rights should give pause to advocates of red flag laws. Posing as defenders of public safety, red flag laws bypass the Second and Fourth Amendments while simultaneously...
Utah Airports Should Support, Not Stifle, Innovation
The airport, when it was redesigned, had an opportunity to construct a facility that would represent the future economy and, instead, elected to go with infrastructure that represented the airports of years past rather than...
Autonomous Trucks Can Overhaul the Logistics Industry
Utah can benefit greatly from adopting a similar approach to Arizona regarding autonomous vehicles.
New Restrictions on Civil Asset Forfeiture in Utah
The government can steal your property. This new law further restricts that troubling power.
New Restraints on Emergency Powers Aren’t Perfect, But They Are Better
The law, as it now stands, is a marked improvement on what existed before. However, it remains to be seen how well the new restrictions will keep future executive branch employees in check in order to protect essential personal...
If CVS Can Have a Drive-thru, So Can Curaleaf
After all, the stated purpose of the Lehi cannabis regulation is “to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public”. Which makes you wonder, how exactly does a ban on drive-thrus accomplish that? The reality is,...
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...
Apparently, USPS Is a Spy Agency
Leaks to Yahoo! News revealed a wide-ranging domestic surveillance campaign, run by the United States Postal Service’s covert division, to monitor Americans’ social media activities to prevent “dangerous activities” like violent...