New ACLU Report on Police Militarization Highlights Problems, Proposes Solutions
After over a year of investigation, surveying law enforcement agencies in 26 states, the ACLU has now released its report on police militarization. “Neighborhoods are not war zones,” the report reads, “and our...
Utah County Sheriff’s Office Acquires Military Vehicle
Libertas Institute received word yesterday from a concerned citizen that there was a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle sitting in a parking lot in Provo. The military vehicle, seen in the photo above, arrived just...
Applying the Incident to Arrest Exception to Digital Devices
By Sean Brian Editor’s Note: The issues at heart of the cases described below were the subject of pioneering legislation in Utah that now protects stored and transmitted data on electronic devices such as a cell phone. Of...
Criminal Justice Reform Coming to Utah
In his 2014 State of the State Address, Utah Governor Gary Herbert said: Addressing population growth also involves improving our criminal justice system and providing structure for individuals to become productive members of...
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...