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Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining People Experiencing Homelessness for Sleeping in Public.
Read the letter we sent to Governor Cox urging him to veto S.B. 200 (State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Amendments)
We sent Governor Cox this letter urging him to veto H.B. 165 (Federal Law Enforcement Amendments)
Let Utah Read urges Governor Cox to Veto HB 29 (Sensitive Material Review Amendments). Read here.
We call on Utah’s lawmakers to repeal all laws attacking the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Utah that have created an environment of dehumanization, exclusion, and bullying.
ACLU affiliates issue a response to Republican governors’ escalation on immigration enforcement