Equal Protection

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Anytime '08
Host Your Own Freedom Files Film Screening! Is there a civil liberties issue close to your heart? Don't wait for US to plan an event about it - host your own.
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August 12
ACLU of Utah Member Open House! Join us 5:30 - 7:00 to learn about our current work, win cool prizes, enjoy refreshing snacks and meet our staff.
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October 17
6:00 - 9:00
"Liberties Under Fire: The ACLU of Utah at 50," Art Show Opening at the Salt Lake Art Center.

November 20
Annual ACLU of Utah Membership Meeting With "Liberties Under Fire" as our backdrop, join fellow members at the Salt Lake Art Center to review the work of your ACLU of Utah. Following our meeting, enjoy a special tour by Curator Jay Hueman and meet nationally renowned artist John Trobaugh. Details coming soon.

MEMBER PROFILES

"I support the ACLU because people don't understand what civil rights really mean to them personally. Too many people have not been in other countries, where civil rights are non-existent."

NICOLA A. NELSON
Bountiful

The ACLU of Utah works to ensure that constitutional protections are granted to everyone regardless of considerations such as race, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or citizenship status. (Note: because of the large amount of information, we created a separate page outlining our work on LGBT equality.)

Also check out the national ACLU on immigrant rights, racial justice, disability rights, and women’s rights.

Press Releases

Girl will be able to participate in Spanish Fork wrestling tournament (11/18/04)

Constitution’s protection against unreasonable search and seizure applies to all immigrants: ACLU files a brief urging Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse an unprecedented lower court ruling on U.S. v. Esparza-Mendoza (1/6/04)

ACLU Targets Religious Discounts as Religious Discrimination; Sends Letters Urging that Unlawful Practice be Stopped (9/5/01)

ACLU Withdraws Appeal of Official English Decision; Cites Court’s Reading of the Statute as “Largely Symbolic” and Attorney General’s Positive Step (9/4/01)

ACLU of Utah and Little America Hotel Reach Settlement (8/1/01)

Utah Judge Rules English-Only Statute Does Not Prohibit Government Employees from Using Languages Other than English (3/6/01)

Litigation

U.S. v. Esparza-Mendoza (Immigrants’ Rights)

Alvarez v. State of Utah (Immigrants’ Rights)

Foote v. Spiegel (Discrimination Based on Disability)

Burton v. Exam Center Industrial (Age Discrimination)

Mani Kang v. Utah State Department of Public Safety (Racial Profiling)

Crank v. Utah Judicial Council (American Indian Rights)

Allred v. Solaray (Discrimination Based on Disability)

NLS v. Jones (Discrimination Based on Disability)

Silvermans v. State of Utah (Religious Discrimination)

Legal Advocacy and Policy Work

Letter to Spanish Fork regarding its discriminatory rule prohibiting females from wrestling males in an upcoming tournament (11/8/04)

Letter to Midway Elementary School regarding the harassment of a student with disabilities resulting from brain tumor surgery (8/18/03)

ACLU of Utah Contacts the Airport Hilton Hotel on Behalf of Guest Who Experienced Racial Discrimination During Her Stay (12/5/01)

ACLU of Utah Sends Letter to Salt Lake City Council Opposing Federal Pilot Project to Grant Immigration Authority to Salt Lake City Police (8/28/98)

From Our Legislative Reports

Legislators Consider Bills that Would Integrate Law Enforcement and Immigration Duties and Ban Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants (2007)

Tax Benefit is Considered for Organizations that Provide Services for Immigrants (2005)

New Law Prevents Undocumented Immigrants from Obtaining Driver’s Licenses (2005)

Lawmakers Consider Changes to Utah’s Driver’s License Laws (2004)

Hate Crimes Legislation Is Once Again Before Lawmakers (2004)

Legislators Consider Hate Crimes Amendments (2003)

Both Hate Crimes Bills Fail (2002)

Database Established to Collect Race Information on Police Stops (2002)

Enhanced Penalties for Hate Crimes Fails (2001)

Non-Citizens Can Now Become Notaries Public (2000)

Racial Profiling Bill Fails (2000)

English as the Official Language of the State Fails (1999)

Hate Crimes Amendments Fail (1999)

Lawmakers Change Utah’s Fair Housing Laws (1999)

English-Only Law Defeated (1998)

Articles

ACLU of Utah’s Position Paper on Hate Crimes Laws (January 2004)

ACLU of Utah Opposes Ballot Initiative A “English as the Official Language of Utah” (Fall 2000)

Hate Crime Legislation: Balancing First Amendment Concerns (Winter 1999)

School Desegregation in San Juan County (Summer 1997)

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