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Utah is First in the Nation to Protect “Free Range” Parenting
Legislation we proposed has now become the first of its kind in the country, protecting parental rights from overeager bureaucrats and police officers.
SB 65: Protect “Free-Range” Parenting
This bill passed the House and the Senate with unanimous votes. Two years ago, Senator Mike Lee successfully passed an amendment ensuring that the federal government may not “expose parents to civil or criminal charges for...
SB79: Denying Juvenile Courts Jurisdiction over Adults
This bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 54-18. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Under current law in Utah, the state may treat legal adults as minors if the adult is between 18 and 21 years of age, and...
Federal “Family Engagement” Plans
The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have issued a draft policy statement calling for “family engagement” and “including” parents as “partners” in the education and...
SB59: Imposing an Employer Mandate for Birth and Breastfeeding Accommodations
This bill passed the Senate 18-9 and passed the House 59-15. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. Last year, the Utah legislature violated property rights by imposing a mandate on business owners in regards to employing gay,...
Why Government Should Get Out of the Marriage Business
The following op-ed by our vice president, DJ Schanz, was published this weekend in the Salt Lake Tribune. By their own admission, many same-sex marriage proponents view the Supreme Court’s recent ruling more as the beginning—and...
One Father’s Story of His Legally Kidnapped Daughter Being Raised by “Psychological Parents”
Editor’s note: Libertas has been closely following the stories of birth fathers around the country who are defrauded by mothers who exploit weaknesses in Utah law to put their children up for adoption over the wishes—and without...
HB318: Jury Trial for Parents Facing Termination of Parental Rights
This bill passed the House 46-27 but was not considered in the Senate. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Last fall we published an...
Deadbeat Dad, or Deceived Dupe? How Utah Legalizes Conspiracy and Kidnapping
Yesterday, a group of fathers from around the country filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Utah in federal court for “legalized fraud and kidnapping.” For years, Utah law has allowed biological mothers to leave biological...