How to Lose the Fight for Religious Freedom
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published this weekend in the Daily Herald. Elder Lance B. Wickman, general counsel for the LDS Church, spoke last week to a crowd concerned about religious...
Homeowners Have the Right to Share Their Property
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published this weekend in the Salt Lake Tribune. The self-styled “sharing economy” has brought innovation and efficiency to a number of industries in Utah, each of...
HB22: Reforming Civil Asset Forfeiture, Protecting Property Owners
This bill passed the House 56-17 but was tabled in a Senate committee. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Utah recently received a “D-” from the Institute for Justice for its forfeiture laws, and the potential for...
The Fundamental Right to Use One’s Own Property
An oversight in constitutional protection has allowed the government to routinely violate the right of individuals to peacefully use their property as they see fit.
What Utah’s Breastfeeding Laws Do (and Do Not) Say
This past week, a nursing mother was told to leave a Layton business because she was nursing. The woman claims that the establishment “broke the law” and that she “knows her rights,” and for that reason...
Overreaching EPA Water Rule: Utah Property Rights In Peril
Authored by Josh Daniels, Director of Policy The EPA has recently adopted a final rule to redefine the term “waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act in a way that would expand the agency’s regulatory authority to many...