Utah legislators stood up for Fourth Amendment
The following op-ed was published in the Salt Lake Tribune. While the Utah legislature was divided this year when it came to issues such as air quality, same-sex marriage, Count My Vote, or education, the Fourth Amendment to the...
SB185: Law Enforcement Transparency
To track the status of this bill, find it on our Legislation Tracker. Click here to contact the sponsor of the bill to share your thoughts, or click here to email your Senator and Representative about it. Libertas Institute...
HB128: Requiring a Search Warrant for Obtaining Cell Phone Data
This bill passed the House 70-1 and passed the Senate unanimously. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. While many Utahns are concerned...
SB46: Limiting Law Enforcement’s Authority to Use Administrative Subpoenas
This bill, as a second substitute, passed the House and Senate unanimously. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Over the past several...
Strengthening Judicial Oversight of Forcible Entry Warrants
To track the status of this bill, find it on our Legislation Tracker. Click here to contact the sponsor of the bill to share your thoughts, or click here to email your Senator and Representative about it. Libertas Institute...
A Rebuttal to the Attorney General’s Office on Asset Forfeiture
In reaction to our policy analysis highlighting several controversial changes made to forfeiture law in Utah, the Attorney General’s office has issued a response effectively arguing that we are making a big deal out of...
Apply Gun Rights Arguments to Alcohol Policy
“If there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if even one life can be saved, we have an obligation to try.” —President Obama “Within three months of the precrime program, the homicidal rates in...
Giving Law Enforcement Whatever Tools They Need
Whatever the legislative proposal or policy issue may be, a few primary arguments are used time and time again. Like the “think of the children!” appeal, the suggestion that law enforcement officials should be given...
A Response to President Obama’s Gun Control Proposal
President Obama today signed 23 “Gun Violence Reduction Executive Actions.” The list included the following: “Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.” “Propose rulemaking to...