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Informed consent is critical to a successful democracy, and as citizens, we must know what our government is doing and how it makes the policy decisions that affect our lives. The ACLU of Utah works to keep state and local government agencies open and accountable to the people they represent.



Press Releases
Judge upholds open government and allows videotaping of Utah state committee meetings (2/22/03)

ACLU of Utah Challenges Committee’s Decision to Ban Videotaping of its Public Meetings (9/3/02)

ACLU Sues Alcohol Board Over Secret Meetings (10/18/01)

ACLU of Utah Sues the Olympic Public Safety Command for Withholding Public Information (2/12/01)

Litigation
Rick Curtis v. Utah State Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee

Kearns Tribune Corporation v. Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

ACLU of Utah v. Utah Olympic Public Safety Command

Humane Society of Utah v. Utah Wildlife Board

Craig Axford v. Salt Lake City Corporation

Jolley v. Utah State Senate

Legal Advocacy and Policy Work
ACLU of Utah sends the Government Records Access and Management Task Force comments regarding open government and personal privacy (9/8/05)

Letter commenting on the recommendations of the Committee on Privacy and Public Court Records (1/31/05)

Letter to the Lehi Police Department regarding its record release policy (7/21/04)

Letter to Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control regarding GRAMA request (2/3/03)

The ACLU of Utah challenges fees for speaking at Virgin town council meetings
(11/6/02)

From Our Legislative Reports
Legislators Considered at Least Twelve Bills That Made Changes to Utah’s Open Records Law (2006)

Two Bills Strengthen Utah’s Open Meetings Law (2006)

Lawmakers Consider Utah’s Open Records Law (2005)

Open and Public Meetings Act (2003)

Alcoholic Beverage Amendments (2003)

Disclosure of Olympic-Related Transactions (1999)

The Number of Closed Caucus Meetings Increased (1998)

Articles and Resources
Guide to Utah’s Open and Public Meetings Act (September 2006)

Public Has Right to Know, But How Much? Op - Ed, published in the Salt Lake Tribune (July 2005)
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