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The Liberty Reporter: Winter 2013 Newsletter
Posted 2/26/13 - In this issue: 2013 Bill of Rights BREAKFAST Celebration; Love Utah Give Utah; On The Hill - Legislative Report; Utah's HB 497 Reviewed By Judge; Lawsuit Filed Over Gang Sweep At West High School; Teenage Activists Wow Scholarship Selection Committee; Suffrage - Plan-B Theatre Special Opportunity For ACLU Supporters; and more ...
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Fiscal Year 2012
Annual Report
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Articles, Resources, and Position Papers
Following is a partial list of ACLU of Utah articles, resources and position papers. Additional materials can be found on our issue pages.
The Civil Liberties Minute - Once Upon A Time, In Our Mothers' House…
Posted 2/14/13 - A copy of "In Our Mothers' House" was very unhappy when it was moved behind the counter of a Utah elementary school library—and so was the ACLU.
Listen to the 1 minute audio podcast produced by the ACLU of Massachusetts >>
What happens if you flip the bird to a police officer?
Posted 11/29/12 - ACLU of Massachusetts attorney, Bill Newman, explains on this "Civil Liberties Minute" podcast.
Listen to the 1 minute podcast produced by the ACLU of Massachusetts >>
Utah Supreme Court Grants Hearing on “Gang Injunction" (10/1/12)
Scholarship Offers Financial Aid for College to Youth Activists (September 2012)
Davis School District Restricts Access to Library Book Raising Constitutional Concerns (August 2012)
Youth Activist Scholarship Winners (April 2012)
2012 Utah Voter Empowerment Information in English (July 2012)
2012 Utah Voter Empowerment Information in Spanish (July 2012)
Tell Attorney General Holder: Protect Every American's Right to Vote (6/4/12)
Protect the right to vote (April 2012)
Challenge voter suppression laws (April 2012)
Frequently Asked Questions about Utah’s HB 497, “Show Me Your Papers” Law - Updated 10/11 >> (7/5/12)
Disservice to Teens (3/15/12)
Governor Herbert Should Veto Sex-Ed Bill (3/13/12)
Stop the assault on Women's reproductive health in Utah (2/24/12)
Support Open Health Education In Our Schools (2/9/12)
Slamming the Courthouse Doors: Denial of Access to Justice and Remedy in America (12/10/11)
12 Days of Religious Liberty (December 2011)
Start a GSA Today (11/4/11)
Frequently Asked Questions about Utah’s HB 497, “Show Me Your Papers” Law Updated >> (Ocotber 2011)
I Am Troy Davis (9/22/11)
Failing Gideon: Utah’s Flawed County-By-County Public Defender System (8/24/11)
TV Show Explores Utah's Constitutionally Inadequate Indigent Defense System (6/23/11)
Combating Mass Incarceration - The Facts (6/20/11)
Youth Activist Scholarship Winners (April 2011)
Take Action: Stop Censorhip in our public schools (April 2011)
"Improperly motivated," Senator Urquhart's SB 55 would "compromise commerce and the government in Utah" (February 2011)
Utah GSA Clubs Make National News (1/3/11)
Know Your Rights: What To Do If You're Stopped By Police, Immigration Agents or the FBI (2010)
Gay Straight Alliances Flourishing in Utah Schools (12/20/10)
Protect LGBT students from harassment and discrimination (October 2010)
ACLU Staffers' "It Gets Better" Videos (10/1/10)
Celebrating the Freedom to Read - Banned Book Week (September 2010)
ACLU position on NYC Islamic Center (September 2010)
Utah voter empowerment information in English (August 2010)
Utah voter empowerment information in Spanish (August 2010)
Fair trial integral to American values (6/21/10)
Death Penalty Unconstitutional, Says Justice Stevens (5/7/10)
Death Penalty: Neither Just or Moral - Salt Lake Tribune Editorial (4/17/10)
Four Things You Should Know about Student Rights and Day of Silence (4/13/10)
The fast and loose rulings of a Box Elder County Justice Court Judge are symptomatic of a broken system, advocates say (3/31/10)
Proposed Sale of Manti Street Raises Significant First Amendment Concerns (Fall 2010)
Panel Discussions Explore Religious Rights with LGBT Equality (Summer 2010)
Youth Activist Scholarship Winners (2010)
Utah Supreme Court validates use of E-Signatures for candidates (2010
Indigent Defense in Utah Ranked Almost Last in Nation (December 2009)
Indigent Defense in Utah: Constitutionally Adequate? (November 2009)
Religious liberty and gay marriage:
Some fears are real, experts say, some are overblown (10/23/09)
Immigrants' Rights: A National ACLU Perspective (10/21/09)
Restore Fairness to the Immigration System (10/5/09)
Past Executive Director is Honored at 2009 Equality Utah Allies Dinner (8/21/09)
ACLU Releases Report on Immigration Detention Centers (8/3/09)
Know Your Rights: A guide for Public High School Students (August 2009)
Kissing Incident Highlights Conflicting Rights (7/20/09)
Karen McCreary, Executive Director of the ACLU of Utah speaking at the Salt Lake City Torture Accountability Action Day (6/25/2009)
Blocking Faith, Freezing Charity (June 2009)
New ACLU Resources to help LGBT Students Prepare for High School Prom (5/1/2009)
El Impacto De La Ley SB 81, "Inmigracion Ilegal" (May 2009)
New ACLU Resources to help LGBT Students Prepare for High School Prom (May 2009)
"Beyond the Division" Panel a Success! (4/16/09)
The Impact of SB 81
"Illegal Immigration" (April 2009)
The Impact of SB 81
"Illegal Immigration" on Utah (PDF) >>
(April 2009)
El Impacto De La Ley SB 81, "Inmigracion Ilegal" (PDF) >>
(April 2009)
HB 90 and HB 222 fact sheet (2/6/09)
Why Defend Immigrants (1/26/09)
Senate Bill 81”Illegal Immigration” (1/26/09)
Conzca Sus Derechos Que Hacer Si Agentes de Migracion o de la Policia lo Detienen Mientras Camina y la Policía Local
Why Defend Immigrants (2009)
ACLU of Utah seeks to clarify "religious liberty" issues regarding Proposition 8 (11/07/08)
ACLU Won't Let Proposition 8 Stand (11/07/08)
Why Marriage Matters (10/30/08)
Proposition 8: ACLU Freedom Alert (10/21/08)
Utah Voter Empowerment Information (October 2008)
Make Change, Not Lawsuits (6/27/08)
California Supreme Court Ruling is Big Win for Marriage Equality (5/15/08)
ACLU of Utah releases report on Ogden election irregularities (April 2008)
2008 Utah Voter Empowerment Resource >> (2008)
Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement - This booklet addresses what rights you have when you are stopped, questioned, arrested, or searched by law enforcement officers. This booklet is for citizens and non-citizens with extra information for non-citizens in a separate section. (2008)
Your Right to Protest in Salt Lake City (August 2008)
Real ID Act: Law Establishes National ID System for Americans (September 2007)
Why the ACLU of Utah Opposes H.B. 148, “Education Vouchers” (August 2007)
LDS Seminary in Public Schools (August 2007)
Students’ Right to Form Gay/Straight Alliances (April 2007)
Resources for People Seeking Legal Assistance (July 2006)
The ACLU and Freedom of Religion and Belief (November 2006)
ACLU Defense of Freedom of Religion and Religious Expression (November 2006) ACLU Marriage Equality Cases (Fall 2006)
Polygamy and the Constitution (Fall 2006)
2006 Utah Voter Information (September 2006)
The
ACLU of Utah and Complaints about Conditions and Practices at Utah’s
Jails (PDF) (September 2006)
Utah’s Bigamy Statute and the Right to Privacy and Religious Freedom (September 2006)
The ACLU of Utah and Complaints against the Utah State Prison and the Central Utah Correctional Facility (May 2006)
What to Do If You Are a Victim of Police Misconduct in Utah (PDF) (January 2006)
Guide to Utah’s
Open and Public Meetings Act (September 2006)
The ACLU of Utah and Complaints
Regarding Medical, Dental, and Mental Health Care at Utah’s Prisons (November 2005)
The ACLU of Utah and Complaints
Regarding Conditions at Utah’s Prisons (November 2005)
The ACLU of Utah and Complaints
Regarding Discrimination at Utah’s Prisons (November 2005)
The ACLU of Utah and
Complaints Regarding Inmate Access to Law Libraries and the Courts (November 2005)
The ACLU of Utah and
Complaints Regarding Inmate Mail and Access to Publications in Utah’s
Prisons (November 2005)
The ACLU of Utah and Complaints
Regarding Religious Freedom at Utah’s Prisons (November 2005)
The ACLU of Utah and Complaints Regarding
Excessive Force and Inmate Assault at Utah’s Prisons (November 2005)
The ACLU of Utah and Complaints
against the Utah State Prison and the Central Utah Correctional Facility (November 2005)
Public Has Right
to Know, But How Much? Op - Ed by Dani Eyer, published in the Salt
Lake Tribune (July 2005)
Recent Supreme Court
Decision Bolsters ACLU of Utah’s Arguments in Main Street
Case (July 2005)
The Teaching of Creationism, Intelligent
Design, and Divine Design in Public Schools (June 2005)
The Right of Same-Sex Student Couples to Participate
in their High School Dances, Proms, and Promenades (April
2005)
Information
About the Main Street Plaza Cases (Updated April 2005)
Divine Design (Fall 2005)
ACLU Forum: Domestic Partnership Benefits for City Employees (Fall 2005)
Frequently Asked Questions on Student Privacy, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the No Child Left Behind Act (Fall 2005)
2004 Utah Voting Information (October 2004)
ACLU of Utah’s Voter Empowerment Information (October 2004)
Electronic Voting (August 2004)
ACLU of
Utah Responds to the Passage of Amendment 3
Definition of Marriage: “A Measured Pace” (Fall 2004)
Campaign to Defeat Utah’s Discriminatory Marriage Amendment (Fall 2004)
Asset Forfeiture (January 2004)
For Students: 7 Ways to Stand Up for Freedom and Oppose the PATRIOT Act (October 2003)
USA PATRIOT Act for Campuses: A Guide to Issues Within the PATRIOT Act that Directly Affect Campus Life (October 2003)
Model Local Resolution to Protect Civil
Liberties (October 2003)
USA PATRIOT Act Business Fact Sheet (October 2003)
Supreme Court Decision on Sodomy Laws Signals New Era for
Gay Rights (Fall 2003)
ACLU of Utah Supports Freedom of
Religion for Everyone (Fall 2003)
Detention
Prior to Preliminary Proceedings in Utah (Spring 2003)
For
Muslim and Arab American Communities in Utah: Information About
Your Rights if You Are Questioned or Detained by Federal Law Enforcement (March 2003)
School Uniforms (August 2002)
Mandatory School Uniforms (August 2002)
The Warrantless Removal of Children (January 2002)
“In God We Trust” in the Classroom (January
2002)
Pioneer Park Project (Fall 2002)
On Location With the Men and Women of Law Enforcement or How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Fall 2002)
Homeless in Salt Lake City (Fall 2002)
Ogden’s Ten Commandments Monument
Violates First Amendment (Fall 2002) Overview of Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Adoption
and Foster Care (2002)
Voter Redistricting Process (September 2001)
Progressive News: View from the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah -- Free Speech and the Winter Olympic Games (Fall 2001)
Information About Utah’s Sex Offender Registry (December 2000)
The Olympic Committee and Trademark Infringement (November 2000)
Prayer Before City Council Meetings
and Legislative Sessions (November 2000)
Protest Watch: From the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization to this
Year’s Political Conventions (Fall 2000)
ACLU of Utah Opposes Ballot Initiative A "English as the Official Language of Utah" (Fall 2000)
ACLU of Utah Supports Ballot Initiative B “Utah Property Protection Act” (Fall 2000)
GLSEN Utah Newsletter: Balancing
the Rights of Students, Teachers and Parents (July 1999)
Missionary Week in Public High Schools (June 1999)
The Pillar: Child and Family Services Seeks to Ban
Adoptions by Same Sex Couples (Spring 1999)
ACLU of Utah Supports Freedom of Speech for Conservative Republicans (Fall 1998)
SLAPP Suits: South Jordan Activists Face a Unique Threat to their Right to Petition the
Government (Summer 1998)
Alcohol Advertising: Utah Does Not Toast the First Amendment (Summer 1998)
New Granite School District Policy Renews Controversy Over Gay-Related Student Groups (Fall 1997)
Anti-Gay Policies in the Public School and
the First Amendment (Summer 1997)
Fade Back to the Sixteenth Century: Restraints at the Utah State Prison (Summer 1997)
English-Only Legislation (1997)
National ACLU Policy on Plural Marriage (April 1991)
Videos
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Power of the People! - 2012 Bill of Rights Celebration
2012 Youth Activist Scholarship Winners
A 2012 Valentine's Day Message for ACLU of Utah Donors
Faces of the ACLU of Utah - 2012 Bill of Rights Celebration
2011 Youth Activist Scholarship Winners
2010 Youth Activist Scholarship Winners
2010 Day of Silence
Students at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah explain why they are being silent for the annual Day of Silence.
2008 -The 10 Minute History of the ACLU of Utah
2019 Youth Activist Scholarship Winners
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