(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court is postponing oral arguments in the lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito’s parents against the Moab City Police Department. The hearing had been scheduled for today but will be rescheduled for a later date. Petito’s family is trying to revive a wrongful-death […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The U-S Department of Justice is suing Utah to get access to private voter information. The suit targets Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson. The Trump administration says she has not handed over the names, dates of birth, addresses and driver’s license numbers of all Utah voters. […]
(Undated) — A tech trade group is suing Utah over a new app store law. The Computer and Communications Industry Association filed the lawsuit yesterday, arguing the App Store Accountability Act violates the First Amendment by requiring age verification and parental consent for minors before downloading apps or making in-app […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing over a law that allows for book bans. The ACLU is being joined by several people, including two students who do not want to be named. The estate of award-winning novelist Kurt Vonnegut is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A federal judge has dismissed Phil Lyman’s lawsuit against Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson over voter records. Lyman, a 2024 gubernatorial write-in candidate, claimed Henderson violated the National Voter Registration Act by withholding unredacted voter registration information. The judge ruled Lyman lacked standing, noting he did […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah faces a lawsuit over its book bans in public schools. The ACLU of Utah said the suit was filed by the estate of author Kurt Vonnegut along with other writers, alleging the state violated First Amendment protections by removing certain titles. Officials announced three […]
(Heber City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is appealing a ruling that temporarily halts construction of its Heber Valley Utah Temple. A 4th District Judge paused work last month pending a Utah Supreme Court decision. The halt follows a 2023 lawsuit by four Heber City […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge has ruled that Utah lawmakers violated voters’ rights by approving congressional maps that split Salt Lake County and favored Republicans. Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson said the Legislature bypassed the independent redistricting commission created by voters in 2018’s Proposition 4. The ruling […]
(St. George, UT) — Lawyers for Utah Tech University are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming employees were subjected to a hostile workplace. The lawsuit was filed last November by two members of the university’s legal team and its Title Nine coordinator. They claim they were subjected to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Attorney General Derek Brown has joined 26 other states in a lawsuit aimed at stopping 23andMe from selling its genetic data. This comes following the company’s bankruptcy earlier this year. The lawsuit highlights concerns over the genetic information of about 15 million people collected […]
