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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.

Issue Areas: First Amendment, Student & Youth Rights, State Advocacy

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.

Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality, State Advocacy

Feb 01, 2024

Not in our names: A joint statement against Texas’ cruelty at the border

ACLU affiliates issue a response to Republican governors’ escalation on immigration enforcement

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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.

Issue Areas: State Advocacy

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.

Issue Areas: State Advocacy, LGBTQ+ Equality

Jan 12, 2024

ACLU of Utah on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives in Educational institutions

At the ACLU of Utah, we vehemently oppose efforts that threaten to strip away essential components of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) from educational institutions. Read full statement here.

Issue Areas: First Amendment, Racial Justice, Student & Youth Rights, LGBTQ+ Equality, Gender Equality, Indigenous Justice

Dec 21, 2023

Comment on City of St. George Motion to Dismiss in Drag Stars case

ACLU of Utah released the following comment in response to a recent motion to dismiss filed by the City of St. George. Read here.

Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality, First Amendment

Sep 14, 2023

ACLU of Utah Comments on Recent HB 11 Ruling

The ACLU of Utah vigorously opposed the State's motion for these records and are disappointed with the ruling.

Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality

Aug 08, 2023

Joint Statement from Abortion Rights Advocates Urge Utah Supreme Court to Keep Abortion Ban Blocked

Today, the Utah Supreme Court heard oral arguments in abortion providers’ case challenging the state’s trigger ban.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

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