National ACLU Executive Director traveled to Utah to emphasize the organization’s “long-game” of civil rights and liberties advocacy at a Park City speech on April 3rd

ACLU staff, board and supporters shared goals and insights during last November’s annual meeting

Jason Stevenson brings a journalistic approach to the ACLU’s media and communications strategy

Meet Jason Groth, the ACLU of Utah’s first Smart Justice Coordinator. During his three years as a public defender in Grand Junction, Colorado, Jason saw a lot of people fall through the cracks of the criminal justice system.

The student led "March for Our Lives" drew an estimated 8,000 protestors to the Utah State Capitol calling for stricter gun control policies.

Utah’s new Campaign for Smart Justice is off to a fast start

Our experienced lobbyist team won several major victories on the Hill this year—and set the stage for future success

Settlement reached in case arising from 2010 Ogden gang injunction

Weeks before going to trial, the ACLU of Utah and San Juan County officials settled a voting rights case on behalf of the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission and several Navajo individuals

A Utah family is standing up to new and harsh immigration enforcement tactics with help from the ACLU

View a PDF of this pamphlet >>  Where can I protest? Public forums: You have a constitutionally protected right to engage in peaceful protest in public forums such as streets, sidewalks, or parks. You may also be able to protest in front of government buildings and the legislature. Salt Lake County has designated protest zones, areas that are specifically designated for public demonstrations and protests. There may be restrictions on the time, place, and manner of how your exercise your free speech rights, but these restrictions must serve a substantial government interest (like traffic safety), and they must be narrowly tailored to serve that interest. They may not unreasonably limit alternate avenues of expression. The government may not place greater restrictions on anyone because of their point of view. Non-public forums: In other venues, your rights are less clearly protected. At military bases, airport terminals, or the entrance to a post office, for example, reasonable restrictions may be upheld, as long as they do not favor one side of an issue over the other. Private Property: In general, private property owners may set rules limiting your free speech. If you disobey the property owner’s rules, they can order you off…

This article was first published in the Liberty Reporter: 2017 Spring Newsletter >> We have known for some time now, thanks to data available from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, that Utah school kids are disciplined very differently, by teachers and administrators, depending on their skin color, race and ethnicity. Now we can say with certainty that once those youth are referred to the juvenile justice system, those racial disparities continue and increase.   There is no evidence that kids of different races engage in misconduct in different proportions, only that they are caught and punished disproportionately.  For example, Latino/Hispanic youth make up just 17% of the statewide youth population, but they represent 23% of all youth coming into initial contact with the system, and 32% of the incoming youth who are referred to court.  That means Latino/Hispanic youth in our state are overrepresented by nearly 100% among youth appearing before a juvenile court judge.   For Black/African-American youth, the disparities are even worse. These youth make up just 1% of the entire statewide youth population,  but they represent 3% of all youth coming into initial contact with system, and 5% of the incoming youth who are referred to…

Back to 2017 Bill of Rights Breakfast Celebration >> Driving directions from Downtown SLC: Via I-15 South:  11 min Via Redwood Road: 12 min Driving directions from Sugarhouse/East SLC: Via I-80: 9 min Driving directions from Murray/South SLC: Via I-15 North: 9 min Parking: See the attached map or go to this link for info.

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