SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah municipal judge known for his advocacy for Asian Americans and criticism of President Donald Trump has died. Taylorsville Justice Court Michael Kwan, 58, was found unresponsive at his home Tuesday, said Emily Bingham, a family spokeswoman and friend. “It was very sudden and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A Utah judge who was suspended for six months after making online comments criticizing President Donald Trump has returned to his seat on the bench. The Deseret News reported Friday that Judge Michael Kwan was reinstated Dec. 2 after a six-month suspension without pay. State Supreme Court […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A longtime Utah judge has been suspended without pay for six months after making critical comments online and in court about President Donald Trump, including a post bashing his “inability to govern and political incompetence.” Judge Michael Kwan’s posts on Facebook and LinkedIn in 2016-2017 […]
Michael Kwan can’t help but think about what life was like on a daily basis for his great-great-grandfather in the 1860s, working 12-hour days in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range on the Transcontinental Railroad that would reshape the American landscape. “You’re not talking about 12 hours sitting at a desk or sitting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dance group is promising to revise its holiday show after a TV appearance that many slammed as racist toward Asians. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Odyssey Dance Theatre apologized Wednesday to “the entire Asian community and anyone else whom we may have offended.” Some […]
