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ACLU National Membership in Washington, D.C. All ACLU members are invited and encouraged to take part! Amazing speakers and workshops.
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Real ID is a Real Nightmare

Stop the Abuse of Power

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Privacy includes a diverse group of rights, including the right to be free from unreasonable government surveillance, the right to medical and data privacy, the right of consenting adults to choose their sexual relationships, and the right to reproductive freedom. (Please see our pages on lesbian and gay rights and reproductive rights for additional information.)

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Press Releases
Utah Supreme Court Decision a Win for Personal Privacy (3/15/02)

Utah University Reprimands Professors for Privacy Violation (2/11/98)

Litigation
Salt Lake City v. Keith Roberts

Roe v. Utah County

Legal Advocacy and Policy Work
Citing new documents revealing the high costs for Utah’s implementation of the Real ID Act, the ACLU of Utah calls on state lawmakers to pass a resolution urging Congress to amend the Act (1/12/06)

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 MATRIX oversight committee appointed by Governor Walker requesting that it recommend Utah’s withdrawal from the MATRIX program (3/19/04)

Formal request pursuant to the Utah Government Records and Management Act (GRAMA) to allow inspection and copying of the public records held by the Utah Department of Public Safety regarding the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) (11/18/03)

From Our Legislative Reports
Utah House of Representatives Passes Resolution Opposing Real ID (2007)

Law Passed Regulating Spyware Software (2004)

Bill Establishes the Child Protection Registry (2004)

Legislators Pass the Governmental Internet Information Privacy Act (2004)

Two Bills Attempted to Limit Utah’s Participation in MATRIX (2004)

Bill Banning Genetic Discrimination Finally Passes (2002)

Law Provides for Important Privacy Protections by Creating Penalties for Identity Fraud (2000)

Motor Vehicle Records are Now Protected (2000)

Mandatory HIV Testing Bill Raised Privacy Concerns (2000)

The Genetic Testing Privacy Act Fails (1999)

Proposed Driver License Bill May be Linked to Smart Card (1999)

Lawmakers Attempted to Keep Genetic Information Private (1998)

Articles and Resources
Real ID Act: Law Establishes National ID System for Americans (September 2007)

Polygamy and the Constitution (Fall 2006)

Utah’s Bigamy Statute and the Right to Privacy and Religious Freedom (September 2006)

Frequently Asked Questions on Student Privacy, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the No Child Left Behind Act (Fall 2005)

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