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"Prisons and jails house some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. The failure to provide adequate language services in our jails and prisons effectively denies LEP individuals their rights and jeopardizes their safety and well-being,” said Andrea Daniela Jimenez Flores. Read here!
No state, including Utah, can declare that its laws preempt conflicting federal laws, much less the U.S. Constitution. Read the entire release here!
Case now returns to lower court where politicians have vowed to continue efforts to restrict medication abortion access.
ACLU of Utah comments on the State of Utah bringing a lawsuit to challenge the Biden Administration’s rule change undermining the civil rights of gender-diverse youth who deserve to live openly and freely in school.
The ACLU of Utah urges campus administrators and law enforcement across the state to respect the First Amendment rights and safety of protestors.