Brittney Nystrom, Executive Director for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU of Utah), issued the following comment after today’s Utah Supreme Court ruling in League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature:
Today’s unanimous decision by the Utah Supreme Court is a significant victory for participatory democracy in Utah. The court affirmed that the people of Utah, through initiatives, have a major role in directly making state law and policy. It sends a clear message that the Utah Legislature has no right to usurp the people’s power.
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The ACLU of Utah submitted an amicus brief for this case, which can be found here.
