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December 2020
KRCL RADIOACTIVE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
KRCL
12/01/2020
Robert Gehrke: This woman deserves to be a Utah judge, and Senate Republicans are blocking her
Salt Lake Tribune
12/04/2020
Chelsie Acosta: Making Black lives matter in education
Salt Lake Tribune
12/08/2020
IN FOCUS: USCIS accepts new DACA applications
ABC4
12/10/2020
Families concerned about handling of COVID at CUCF
Sanpete Messenger
12/09/2020
Nearly 80% of the money budgeted for Operation Rio Grande was used for policing, jail beds and court costs
Salt Lake Tribune
12/13/2020
Utah prison inmates to receive COVID-19 vaccine in 'Phase 2' of rollout
FOX13
12/20/2020
Salt Lake City police putting more officers on patrol to fight the rise in crime
Salt Lake Tribune
12/24/2020
Coffee blends for racial justice spice community activism in downtown Ogden
Ogden Standard Examiner
12/26/2020
Once again, FBI vastly underreports hate crimes in Salt Lake City and Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
12/30/2020
November 2020
Utah clerks fight election rumors, misinformation ahead of Tuesday’s polls
Salt Lake Tribune
11/01/2020
Election Day 2020: What is the role of a poll watcher?
ABC4 News
11/02/2020
Some search engines direct voters to nonexistent voting location in Utah County
FOX13
11/03/2020
Weber County voters casting ballots in steady numbers, relative calm
Standard Examiner
11/03/2020
A Utah inmate with COVID-19 has died as the virus spreads through the prison
Salt Lake Tribune
11/04/2020
ACLU Of Utah Wants More Transparency From Department Of Corrections After Inmate Dies From COVID-19
KUER
11/05/2020
Some Utah inmates get early homecoming, others fear the worst as virus spreads in prison
Deseret News
11/07/2020
After protest at governor's house, Orem makes demonstrations at homes illegal
KUTV
11/13/2020
A third man incarcerated at the Utah State Prison has died after testing positive for coronavirus
Salt Lake Tribune
11/16/2020
KRCL RADIOACTIVE: NOVEMBER 17, 2020
KRCL
11/17/2020
Utah politicians tell BYU pre-law students how to succeed politically
BYU Daily Universe
11/20/2020
Utah bill would create legal defense for drivers who hit protesters
KUTV
11/17/2020
Cache County Sheriff speaks in support of riot legislation that would tighten jail detention, stiffen penalties
Herald Journal (Logan)
11/18/2020
Drawing a line between protests and riots: Utah lawmakers OK crackdown bills
Ogden Standard Examiner
11/18/2020
Utah Lawmakers Accused of Seeking to Legalize Drivers Running Over Street
Common Dreams
11/19/2020
Where do schools draw the line with freedom of expression? ACLU of Utah publishes ‘Know Your Rights’
St George News
11/19/2020
‘I feel like they’re leaving us in here to die’: Utah prison inmates, families despair as virus spreads
Deseret News
11/20/2020
‘We have to be their voice’: Dozens protest Utah Dept. of Corrections as COVID-19 cases grow at Draper prison
FOX13
11/20/2020
Utah inmates are dying from coronavirus, as advocates call for an investigation
Salt Lake Tribune
11/22/2020
October 2020
After Stops and Starts, Utah Enacts Biometric Guardrails
GovTech
10/05/2020
Poll watchers will be a part of the election process
KSL News Radio
10/12/2020
September 2020
The next virus outbreak in Utah’s jails is already here
Deseret News
09/05/2020
Virus writes new chapter in longtime allegations of poor medical care in Utah lockups
Deseret News
09/06/2020
Roni Jo Draper: Classrooms are not a politically neutral space
Salt Lake Tribune
09/10/2020
While some changes made, state facial recognition use remains unregulated in Utah
Deseret News
09/15/2020
Utah lawmakers consider tougher penalties for protesters who break laws
Deseret News
09/15/2020
Utah DPS has new policies for facial recognition tech, but privacy advocates want it to be law
FOX 13
09/15/2020
PM News Brief: College Athlete Compensation, Facial Recognition & Cuckoo Bird Protections
KUER
09/15/2020
In forum, community leaders discuss how to make policing less lethal without compromising public safety
Salt Lake Tribune
09/15/2020
Utah politicians honor the memory of ‘hero’ Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg
Deseret News
09/18/2020
RADIOACTIVE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
KRCL
09/21/2020
Advocacy Organization Urges Salt Lake City Mayor To Let Homeless Camps Stay Open During Pandemic
KUER
09/21/2020
Utah students aren’t criminals, and their teachers shouldn’t be police
Deseret News
09/22/2020
Utah Coalition to Abolish Slavery aims to remove slavery from Utah Constitution
KUTV
09/22/2020
'Culture of abuse': 18 K9 bite cases from past 2 years submitted for review in SLC
KUTV
09/25/2020
Salt Lake City finds ‘pattern of abuse’ when police use dogs to bite suspects
Salt Lake Tribune
09/26/2020
Who is getting shot and killed in Utah's officer-involved shootings?
KUTV
09/28/2020
ACLU Settlement Means More Training For Parole Officers
KUER
09/30/2020
State settles with Salt Lake family in lawsuit over unlawful search, excessive force
KUTV
09/30/2020
August 2020
Salt Lake City unveils policy changes to police use of force, body camera compliance
Deseret News
08/03/2020
Police crackdown on Cottonwood Heights demonstration criticized as heavy-handed
Deseret News
08/03/2020
Dueling protesters including armed men face off in Utah
Associated Press
08/04/2020
Nearly 40 deadly officer-involved shootings in less than 3 years across Utah
ABC4
08/05/2020
Utah Black Lives Matter protesters face charges with potential life sentence
Associated Press
08/06/2020
Robert Gehrke: Civil disobedience has consequences, but Sim Gill’s charges don’t fit the crime
Salt Lake Tribune
08/06/2020
Sim Gill accused of filing excessive charges against protesters for broken windows, paint on the street
Salt Lake Tribune
08/05/2020
In Investigations Of Police Shootings, Utah Counties Are Divided On How To Inform The Public
KUER
08/13/2020
Suffrage celebrations ‘bittersweet’ for women of color whose fight continued after 19th Amendment
Salt Lake Tribune
08/16/2020
Felony charges against BLM protesters are 'suppression tactic', experts say
The Guardian
08/16/2020
Heber City Council approves banner restrictions in response to outcry over LGBTQ pride flags
Salt Lake Tribune
08/20/2020
Facebook boots Utah Citizens’ Alarm, a group that has opposed Black Lives Matter protests
Salt Lake Tribune
08/21/2020
Utah protesters charged in alleged paint crimes won't face life in prison possibility
KUTV
08/23/2020
July 2020
Woman claims officer profiled her in DUI arrest because she is Black, lawsuit states
Deseret News
(07/01/2020)
59 inmates test positive for coronavirus in outbreak at Washington County jail
Deseret News
(07/01/2020)
Peaceful protests in Provo Wednesday night
KSL News Radio
(07/01/2020)
Family, friends of inmates gather at Washington County jail, site of COVD-19 outbreak
St. George Spectrum and Daily News
(07/04/2020)
Telling It Like It Is
City Weekly
(07/08/2020)
Purgatory turns corner as positive COVID-19 test numbers drop following outbreak
St. George Spectrum
(07/09/2020)
Protesters rally for more inmate releases during Weber jail's COVID-19 outbreak
Ogden Standard Examiner
(07/10/2020)
Speed of COVID-19 spread shown at Washington County jail where 92 inmates were infected
St. George Spectrum and Daily News
(07/10/2020)
Protesters rally at Washington County Attorney's office over COVID-19 outbreak at jail
St. George Spectrum
(07/11/2020)
Federal inmates sue Weber County over the coronavirus outbreak in the jail
Salt Lake Tribune
(07/13/2020)
Inmates sue Utah jail to allege inadequate virus response
AP
(07/14/2020)
Utah Judicial Council creates new office to tackle racism and bias in court system
ABC4
(07/15/2020)
New hot spots, sick politicians, mask fights: News from around our 50 states
USA Today
(07/15/2020)
ACLU Utah condemns 'disproportionate and militarized' police response to recent protests
FOX13
(07/18/2020)
ACLU denounces 'demonstration of militarized' police force at Utah protests
KUTV
(07/18/2020)
Protesters against police brutality call for greater community control
Deseret News
(07/18/2020)
Inside Sources: One traffic stop, two stories regarding the arrest of a Black woman in Utah
KSL
(07/22/2020)
Supreme Court decision reignites the fight over Utah’s 18-week abortion law
Salt Lake Tribune
(07/22/2020)
ACLU says Utah police have used unnecessary force against protesters
Salt Lake Tribune
(07/22/2020)
ACLU, inmates at Weber Co. Jail continue to ask for early releases after COVID-19 outbreak
ABC 4
(07/23/2020)
20 Men With Guns Confront Solo Armed Black Protester at Utah Capitol
Newsweek
(07/23/2020)
The birth of a militia: how an armed group polices Black Lives Matter protests
The Guardian
(07/27/2020)
June 2020
Panel addresses racism in Utah while protesters gather downtown for 11th rally in 12 days
Salt Lake Tribune
(06/11/2020)
18 Utah counties don’t provide prepaid postage on by-mail ballots. They can still vote, ACLU says.
Salt Lake Tribune
(06/17/2020)
Weber County Jail tests for more COVID-19 infections; inmates allege insufficient protections
Ogden Standard Examiner
(06/24/2020)
Salt Lake County DA will not prosecute curfew violations after May 30 protest
KSL
(06/25/2020)
Postage On Mail-In Ballots? ACLU Raises Issue For June Primary
KPCW
(06/25/2020)
Wednesday Night’s Protest Allowed Back On Streets
KUER
(06/25/2020)
Black Woman Sues Murray City Over 2018 Arrest, Alleging Racial Bias
KUER
(06/29/2020)
Black Lives Matter Utah founder talks racism, police brutality and what needs to happen next
Deseret News
(06/29/2020)
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law
AP
(06/30/2020)
Black woman sues Utah police officer for unlawful arrest
AP
(06/30/2020)
Utah woman sues Murray City on claims of racial profiling, wrongful arrest
KUTV
(06/30/2020)
Weber County voting, purely via mail-in ballots, unfolds quietly, without hiccups
Ogden Standard Examiner
(06/30/2020)
Utah woman sues Murray police alleging racial bias in traffic stop
Ogden Standard Examiner
(06/30/2020)
Five inmates at the Weber County jail have coronavirus
Salt Lake Tribune
(06/30/2020)
May 2020
Experiment ends as only 1 of 13 arrivals in Utah bothered to fill out requested health forms
Salt Lake Tribune
(05/02/2020)
Government contracts with Banjo could be on pause for months as state conducts audit
Salt Lake Tribune
(05/04/2020)
Robert Gehrke: Utah should have hit pause on Banjo even before we learned of its CEO’s ties to white supremacists
Salt Lake Tribune
(05/05/2020)
Utah prosecutor weighs in on suit demanding release of inmates
KSL News Radio
(05/07/2020)
Banjo CEO steps down as fallout from revelations of past ties to KKK continues
Deseret news
(05/08/2020)
Former Operation Rio Grande collaborators now face off in governor’s race
Salt Lake Tribune
(05/10/2020)
Crime victims challenge ACLU's Supreme Court petition requesting faster inmate releases amid pandemic
Ogden Standard Examiner
(05/10/2020)
Weber, Box Elder jails dropped from accelerated inmate release petition by ACLU
Ogden Standard Examiner
(05/14/2020)
ACLU drops its coronavirus lawsuit against Utah’s county jails, but not the prison
Salt Lake Tribune
(05/14/2020)
Groups seeking release of Utah inmates amid pandemic drop case against county jails
Deseret News
(05/15/2020)
Putting personal privacy first: Libertas wants new government tech screened for invasive potential
Deseret News
(05/15/2020)
April 2020
Can mail-in voting save the 2020 election?
Deseret News
(04/07/2020)
Utah officials react to demands that more prisoners be released due to coronavirus
Ogden Standard Examiner
(04/07/2020)
Uinta County Immigration Detention Center Plans Canceled
AP
(04/09/2020)
Victims of violent crimes in Utah file to motion to block release of prisoners because of COVID-19
The Washington Times
(04/09/2020)
Second company abandons Evanston immigration jail project
Wyoming File
(04/09/2020)
Utah nixes cellphone alert five days after system began
Moab Sun
(04/13/2020)
Utah June Primaries Could Be Conducted Almost Entirely Through Mail-In Ballots And Drive-Up Voting
KUER
(04/16/2020)
Salt Lake County jail won’t talk about its coronavirus outbreak
Salt Lake Tribune
(04/21/2020)
Robert Gehrke: The Salt Lake County jail is refusing to give the public access to coronavirus info we’re entitled to
Salt Lake Tribune
(04/22/2020)
Why Teenagers Seeking Abortion Care Are Texting ‘Abby’
Rewire News
(04/24/2020)
Salt Lake County responds to ACLU-led lawsuit to release inmates
ABC4
(04/27/2020)
Salt Lake County Jail traces virus spread, boasts no current known cases
Deseret News
(04/27/2020)
Utah jailers say they’re proud of their coronavirus response, reject lawsuit
Salt Lake Tribune
(04/27/2020)
Utah jailers say they’re proud of their coronavirus response, reject lawsuit
Salt Lake Tribune
(04/27/2020)
Utah A.G. halts $21 million Banjo contract as founder’s past ties with KKK unveiled
Deseret News
(04/28/2020)
March 2020
Utah proposal to add warning label to porn moves forward
AP
(03/01/2020)
Utah ultrasound abortion bill greenlighted by House committee
Deseret News
(03/03/2020)
Utah Senate votes to ban all elective abortions — if Supreme Court ever allows it
(03/02/2020)
Utah ultrasound abortion bill greenlighted by House committee
Deseret News
(03/03/2020)
Weber County conducting 'pilot', elects for one polling location
FOX13
(03/03/2020)
Weber County move to Election Day voting at Union Station surprises, miffs some
Standard Examiner
(03/03/2020)
Pre-abortion ultrasound mandate progresses to Utah House
Salt Lake Tribune
(03/03/2020)
Weber County has just one polling station. Is that enough?
KUTV
(03/04/2020)
Bills to widen public access to jail documents advance in Utah Legislature
Ogden Standard Examiner
(03/05/2020)
Utah company Banjo is building a massive surveillance system with the help of the state’s attorney general
Salt Lake Tribune
(03/08/2020)
Utah abortion ban, ultrasound requirement bills approved by committees
Deseret News
(03/09/2020)
Anti-Abortion Bills Advance As Lawmaker Draws Criticism For ‘Magic Word’ Comments
KSL TV
(03/10/2020)
The Utah State Legislature declines to fund Banjo, and now could look at regulating it
FOX 13
(03/10/2020)
Utah Takes Cues From Courts On Anti-Abortion Bills
KUER
(03/10/2020)
Exclusive: Utah tech CEO tells 2News he welcomes an audit after privacy criticism
KUTV
(03/10/2020)
Provo representative’s prosecutor, county jail data bill advances through Senate committee
Provo Daily Herald
(03/10/2020)
Utah spent $250K on a surveillance company instead of a lifesaving overdose drug
Salt Lake Tribune
(03/10/2020)
Bill aims to ‘create civility’ in public meetings by increasing penalties for disruptive behavior
St. George News
(03/10/2020)
Coronavirus and crime: Jail counts fall as police give non-violent offenders citations, not handcuffs
Ogden Standard Examiner
(03/30/2020)
February 2020
Highland lawmaker introduces bill to require warning labels on pornographic material
Daily Herald
(02/04/2020)
Utah bill requires warning label for pornographic material
KUTV
(02/04/2020)
Utah anti-pornography bill would require labels warning of ‘low self-esteem,’ ‘addictive sexual behavior’
Salt Lake Tribine
(02/04/2020)
Lawmaker wants warning labels on pornography
Utah Policy
(02/04/2020)
A Proposed Utah Law Would Require Porn to Have Warning Labels About Its Dangers
Relevant
(02/05/2020)
Utah Lawmaker Proposes Bill Requiring Pornography to Have a Warning Label
ChristianHeadlines.com
(02/06/2020)
Salt Lake City’s Homeless Relocation Plan Backfires
Invisible People
(02/10/2020)
Bigamy is a felony in Utah. A new bill would change it to an infraction
CNN
(02/11/2020)
Polygamy bill passes Utah Senate committee
FOX 13
(02/10/2020)
Porn warning label bill passes out of Utah House committee
FOX 13
(02/11/2020)
Bill sponsored by Provo lawmaker would require prosecutors to track data on race, gender
Daily Herald
(02/10/2020)
Utah porn warning label proposal gains despite some mocking
AP
(02/12/2020)
Committee approves bill requiring warning on pornography
Deseret News/KSL
(02/11/2020)
More Tweaks To Utah’s Medical Cannabis Law Aim To Clear Criminal Records
KUER
(02/12/2020)
Polls shows Utahns aren’t concerned about facial recognition software. Lawmakers and privacy advocates say they should be.
Salt Lake Tribune
(02/13/2020)
Pornography warning label bill clears House committee
Salt Lake Tribune
(02/11/2020)
Utahns, lawmaker disagree on police use of DNA databases
Salt Lake Tribune
(02/17/2020)
Bill to protect children from parental drug, alcohol abuse moves to the Senate
KUTV
(02/18/2020)
Porn warning label bill passes the Utah House
FOX 13
(02/18/2020)
Utah bill would impose a pre-abortion ultrasound requirement
SLTrib
(02/20/2020)
A ban on elective abortions has been introduced in the Utah State Legislature
FOX 13
(02/21/2020)
Utah lawmakers eyeing more restrictions on abortion
Deseret News
(02/23/2020)
Utah’s bill on fetal remains highlights abortion battle lines
Salt Lake Tribune
(02/23/2020)
Poll suggests most Utahns oppose additional abortion restrictions
ABC4
(02/24/2020)
Poll: Utahns say state doesn't need more restrictions on abortion
KSL
(02/24/2020)
A bill to ban elective abortions in Utah won't take effect unless Roe v. Wade is overturned
FOX 13
(02/24/2020)
Polygamy bill clears a Utah House committee
FOX13
(02/24/2020)
Utah Abortion Ban Bill Doesn't Represent Will Of The People, Planned Parenthood Says
KUER (NPR)
(02/24/2020)
Lehi could be Utah's next sanctuary city for the unborn
KUTV
(02/24/2020)
Poll: Most Utahns would oppose tighter abortion restrictions
Salt Lake Tribune
(02/24/2020)
Utah woman takes plea deal in case of stepchildren seeing her topless
Deseret News
(02/25/2020)
Utah woman pleads guilty to lewdness for being topless in her own home
SL Trib
(02/25/2020)
Utah could charge for mandated pre-abortion ultrasounds under new bill language
SL Trib
(02/25/2020)
Utah woman accused of being topless with stepkids takes plea deal
AP
(02/26/2020)
Black Lives Matter Chapter Opens In Southern Utah
KUER
(02/26/2020)
Pornography labeling bill sponsored by Highland representative passes through Utah Senate committee
Herald Extra
(02/26/2020)
Utah abortion ban proposal gets early nod from lawmakers
AP
(02/27/2020)
Robert Gehrke: Making laws to make political points is nothing new, but here are a few glaring examples
SL Trib
(02/27/2020)
Utah abortion ultrasound bill fuels heated debate in House committee
Deseret News
(02/28/2020)
Bill to regulate facial recognition technology in Utah is unveiled in the legislature
FOX 13
(02/29/2020)
January 2020
Homeless Hearts
City Weekly
(01/02/2020)
Police could be banned from accessing home DNA test data under a bill in the Utah legislature
Fox 13
(01/02/2020)
Utah DPS facing scrutiny over face recognition
Planet Biometrics
(01/03/2020)
Catholic Community Services, Pulse for Good aim to improve experience for homeless clients
Salt Lake Tribune
(01/03/2020)
Big data, high-tech tools enhancing law enforcers’ jobs
Deseret News
(01/06/2020)
Give Them Shelter
City Weekly
(01/09/2020)
Davis sheriff's office cites 100% compliance in latest annual jail inspection
Standard-Examiner
(01/08/2020)
Court rejects Allred's request to disqualify judge in gang injunction case
Standard-Examiner
(01/09/2020)
Weber County loses bid to remove a judge for calling an attorney a ‘liar’
Salt Lake Tribune
(01/09/2020)
Summit County aims to highlight the census at Monday town hall
Park Record
(01/13/2020)
Reese: Homeless Utahns Are Being Ignored
Daily Chronicle
(01/12/2020)
Polémica por placa de auto con mensaje antiinmigrante
Telemundo Utah
(01/13/2020)
Tampon tax discussion must include every person who menstruates.
City Weekly
(01/15/2020)
The Justice Files: Legislation would restrict DNA usage
ABC 4
(01/17/2020)
LGBT activists say new bills, including ones in Utah, target transgender youth
Salt Lake Tribune/AP
(01/19/2020)
Proposed Bill Would Block Law Enforcement From Accessing Your DNA Test Kit Info
KUER
(01/20/2020)
Why did Utah officials approve a ‘FUHRER’ license plate? They won’t say.
SLTrib
(01/20/2020)
Judge deals blow to woman charged for being topless at home
ABC 4
(01/21/2020)
Judge won’t toss charges for woman who was topless in front of stepchildren
Deseret News
(01/21/2020)
Judge upholds Utah’s lewdness statute in case involving topless woman inside her own home
FOX13
(01/21/2020)
Judge rejects challenge from Utah woman charged for being topless in her own home
SLTrib
(01/21/2020)
Utah Judge Upholds Lewdness Law in Case of Woman Charged with Being Topless at Home
Newsweek
(01/21/2020)
Judge deals blow to Utah woman charged for being topless at home in front of stepchildren
AP
(01/22/2020)
Mayors Erin Mendenhall and Jenny Wilson ask Utah courts to let ‘Dreamers’ practice law
FOX13
(01/22/2020)
Utah court rules against Salt Lake City woman charged with lewdness after stepchildren saw her topless
New York Daily News
(01/22/2020)
Utah woman charged after going topless in front of stepkids inside own home faces setback in court
FOX News
(01/22/2020)
Utah Judge Rules Against Woman Who Was Topless in Her Own Garage
New York Times
(01/22/2020)
Previewing the 2020 Utah Legislative Session
KCPW
(01/23/2020)
Utah Judge Rules Against Topless Stepmom's Equal Protection Challenge
Reason.com
(01/23/2020)
Stepmom in Utah Could Still Go to Jail for Hanging Drywall Topless in Her Own Home
VICE
(01/22/2020)
Orem lawmaker drafting bill to ban hormone therapy, surgery for transgender minors
Daily Herald
(01/25/2020)
Undocumented ‘Dreamers’ can now become attorneys in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
(01/30/2020)