Research & Publications

Legislative Report 2025

During the 2025 legislative session, the ACLU of Utah fought relentlessly to protect civil rights and liberties against unprecedented government overreach. Read our 2025 Utah Legislative Report here.

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aclu of utah 2025 legislative session report
Publication
Jul 22, 2024
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  • Immigrants' Rights

How important is language access to protecting your civil rights and liberties?

Language access is essential to our rights. Everyone has a right to dignity, respect, and equitable treatment regardless of whether they speak, read, write, or understand English.
Publication
Jul 22, 2024
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Language Access is Voter Access

Language access is voter access. Having equal access to voting is a civil right that is recognized and protected by the Constitution. Learn more!
Publication
Jul 8, 2024
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  • A Right To Understand: Language Access In Utah|
  • +3 Issues

Interpretation & Translation As A Right: Language Access Within Utah’s Jails And Prison

The ACLU of Utah recommends that jails and prisons improve language access and safeguard the rights of Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals in their custody.
Publication
Jul 12, 2023
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  • A Right To Understand: Language Access In Utah|
  • +3 Issues

Interpretation & Translation As a Right: Examining Language Access Policies Across Utah's Law Enforcement Landscape

Read the report to learn more about how LEA policies can impact LEP individuals and what you can do to help ensure that their rights are protected.
Publication
Sep 14, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal System

Displaced and Dispersed: The Aftermath of Operation Rio Grande

An ACLU of Utah report about the impact of Utah’s housing crisis and the legal system on unsheltered communities in Salt Lake County.
Publication
Jan 4, 2021
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  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Toolkit: Can an elected representative or government organization block me?

Can an elected representative or government organization block me? Find out here.
Publication
Nov 4, 2019
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Endgame for Operation Rio Grande

Publication
Feb 13, 2017
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  • Criminal Legal System

Special Report: Racial Disparities in Utah’s Juvenile Justice System

This report explores the racial disparities that result from flaws in Utah’s current juvenile justice system and outlines specific recommendations for reform.
Publication
Aug 24, 2011
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  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

Failing Gideon: Utah’s Flawed County-By-County Public Defender System

On August 24, 2011, the ACLU of Utah issued a 95-page report, “Failing Gideon: Utah’s Flawed County-By-County Public Defender System,” documenting the state’s and counties’ chronic failures to fund or oversee trial-level public defender services in Utah.