Freedom of the press is part of the fabric of our democracy. It acts as a check against government power and a tool for enabling the public to make informed decisions. This is why we make media relations an essential facet of our work.
The ACLU of Utah has a Communications team to handle media inquiries and requests for comment. Our affiliate is mentioned in over 1.5K media stories per year.
For media inquiries or questions, email Aaron Welcher at [email protected] or fill out our media inquiry/press distribution list form.
On January 12, 2018, the Disability Law Center (DLC) and the law firm of Parsons Behle & Latimer filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Utah against the state of Utah.
The ACLU of Utah joined with a number of organizations nationally on October 26, 2017 to express concern about the Trump Administration’s steps to expand immigration detention facilities across the area using private contractors.
After five weeks of implementation activity under the umbrella of this operation, the ACLU of Utah has seen very little to change our original assessment of this law-enforcement-heavy effort as “business as usual.
U.S. District Court Judge Jill Parrish issued a decision allowing the lawsuit to proceed to a trial on the merits of the plaintiffs’ claims that San Juan County is not providing effective language assistance to Navajo-speaking voters.
The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The DACA program has served as a critical lifeline for nearly 800,000 young immigrants, or “DREAMers,” who came to this country as children,
The ACLU of Utah has been asked by some community partners and media representatives to share observations about “Operation Rio Grande,” the multi-agency law enforcement effort launched this week in the Rio Grande neighborhood of Salt Lake City.