New Immigration Directives: "Recipe for Racial Profiling"
The ACLU of Utah responds to the most recent anti-immigrant directives from the White House.
Let’s end the extreme racial disparities in Utah’s juvenile justice system!
TAKE ACTION TODAY! Ask your legislator to support H.B. 239, Juvenile Justice Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Lowry Snow and Sen. Todd Weiler.
Good Information Is Critical to Exercising Reproductive Rights
Without actual access and factual information, our ability to exercise our reproductive freedoms becomes much less meaningful.
True Reform Means Letting People Move On
What if you’ve paid your debt to society, but society won’t let you back in?
Why Try to Revive a Dying Death Penalty?
To end this first week of the legislative session, we bring you news of Rep. Paul Ray’s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad death penalty bills (apologies to Judith Viorst).
HB141: False. Inappropriate. Completely Unacceptable.
We knew it was coming…now the much maligned “medical abortion reversal” bill is public and sitting in the House Rules Committee, waiting for assignment to a standing committee of the Utah House of Represents.
Reproductive Freedom Means ACCESS, too.
The fun thing about working on proactive legislative efforts is, the bills tend to come out early in the session!
Top 10 POSITIVE CIVIL LIBERTIES EFFORTS to Follow During the 2017 Utah Legislative Session
Every year, the ACLU of Utah actively follows dozens and dozens of bills during the Utah Legislative Session.
Get Busy For Justice! Engaging with the ACLU of Utah
Thank you for your interest and determination in getting involved with the ACLU of Utah. We’ve put together some general tips, resources and ideas for engagement here.
Goodbye to our friend, Iqbal Hossain
The ACLU of Utah was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Iqbal Hossain on November 16.
YES ON SIX: The Work Continues!
On March 18, 1963, John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States.
National ACLU Post-Election Day Statement
In response to Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero had the following statement:
It’s True: Utah Locks Up Kids For Missing School.
Each year, Utah’s Juvenile Justice system takes hundreds of kids out of their homes for “crimes” like truancy, alcohol possession/consumption, and low-level retail theft.
Get To Know Our New Executive Director Brittney Nystrom
This article was first published in the Liberty Reporter: 2016 Fall Newsletter >> On August 8, the ACLU of Utah welcomed Brittney Nystrom as its new Executive Director. We’ve enjoyed getting to know Brittney, and wanted our Members and supporters to do the same. We asked Brittney some questions about herself, her new position and some general nonsense – just for fun! Can you share a little bit about your background? I was born and raised in South Ogden and graduated from Bonneville High School. I moved out of state to attend the University of Notre Dame and then Northwestern University School of Law. Following law school, I moved to D.C. and built a career working to advance immigrant and refugee rights for more than a decade. Most recently I served as the Director for Advocacy for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service where I engaged Congress and the White House to implement more welcoming and just laws and policies for newcomers. Why were you drawn to this positon? I was attracted to the real potential for progress on civil and human rights here in Utah. The opportunities to achieve meaningful reform are far more plentiful here than in our nation’s capital. This…
The Board’s Corner: Our Executive Director Transition Update
This article was first published in the Liberty Reporter: 2016 Fall Newsletter >>
It's (past) time to release the body camera footage.
“If the footage is good for the police, release it fast. If the footage is bad for the police, release it faster.”
Every 25 Seconds?!
“Every 25 seconds someone is funneled into the criminal justice system, accused of nothing more than possessing drugs for personal use.”
YES ON SIX Update: Commission finally has an executive director.
First, the good news: Utah has hired (finally) the first ever executive director of the new Indigent (Public) Defense Commission.
Remember That Prison Utah is Building?
Yes, there IS going to be a new prison in Utah. That's (surprisingly) not necessarily bad news.
