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
Oct 2, 2023
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  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

2023 Torch of Freedom: Let Utah Read

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
Oct 30, 2022
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Liberty Reporter: Fall 2022

Fighting for our rights, ballots, and more; be in the know by reading our latest Liberty Reporter!
Publication
Sep 14, 2022
Graphic of a Dystopian Salt Lake City landscape for ACLU of Utah's Unhoused Peoples report.
  • 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
Apr 2, 2022
Jason Groth
  • First Amendment

Opinion: Book banning is alive and well in Utah

Adults’ discomfort with or dislike of honest and accurate discussions of racism, anti-Blackness, sexism and other issues is not a valid justification to remove or limit access to a book.
Publication
Dec 14, 2021
2021, annual report

2021 Annual Report

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
Dec 19, 2020
2020, annual report

2020 Annual Report

Our 2020 Annual Report outlines the challenges and accomplishments we faced during this unconventional year on the frontlines of justice and equality in Utah.
Publication
Dec 3, 2019
2019, annual report, making waves

2019 Annual Report

The 2019 Annual Report provides a simple visual overview -- using a Venn Diagram -- of how our strategic priorities mesh with our many accomplishments over the last 12 months.