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Jun 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024
ACLU of Utah's Comment on Special Session and Title IX Enforcement
No state, including Utah, can declare that its laws preempt conflicting federal laws, much less the U.S. Constitution. Read the entire release here!
May 03, 2024
May 03, 2024
Comment on 'Snitch Line' Launched by the Utah State Auditor
ACLU of Utah comments on 'Snitch Line' launched by the Utah State Auditor encouraging individuals to infringe on Utahns’ right to privacy in bathrooms and other personal spaces.
Mar 08, 2024
Mar 08, 2024
ACLU of Utah: Veto Letter to Governor Cox on S.B. 200
Read the letter we sent to Governor Cox urging him to veto S.B. 200 (State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Amendments)
Mar 07, 2024
Mar 07, 2024
ACLU of Utah: Veto Letter to Governor Cox on H.B. 165
We sent Governor Cox this letter urging him to veto H.B. 165 (Federal Law Enforcement Amendments)
Feb 27, 2024
Feb 27, 2024
Let Utah Read Member Organizations Joint Veto Letter on HB 29 (Sensitive Material Review Amendments)
Let Utah Read urges Governor Cox to Veto HB 29 (Sensitive Material Review Amendments). Read here.
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
ACLU of Utah: "Appeal To Repeal" All Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws
We call on Utah’s lawmakers to repeal all laws attacking the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Utah that have created an environment of dehumanization, exclusion, and bullying.
Jan 31, 2024
Jan 31, 2024
ACLU of Utah: Veto Letter to Governor Cox on S.B. 57 (Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act)
Read our letter requesting Governor Cox veto Senate Bill 57. It violates Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, the Supremacy Clause. It threatens to exclude Utahns from 'We the People' and weakens protections for our civil rights and liberties. Read here.
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State Advocacy
Jan 30, 2024
Jan 30, 2024
Veto Letter to Governor Cox on H.B. 257
We sent a letter to Governor Cox of Utah asking him to veto HB 257, which perpetuates discrimination, needlessly imposes barriers to the everyday needs of people in Utah, and risks harmful and discriminatory enforcement against transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
Mar 08, 2023
Mar 08, 2023
Veto Letter to Governor Cox on H.B. 427
Read our latest press release on our veto letter to Gov Cox on H.B. 427, highlighting our concerns.
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