ACLU of Utah

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ACLU of Utah letter to ICE and U.S. Attorney for Utah

Sep 23, 2020

"On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, Comunidades Unidas, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, Utah Coalition of La Raza, Voices for Utah Children, March for Our Lives Utah, and Salt Lake COVID-19 Mutual aid, we write to urge that you heed the advice of public health experts and release people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at Cache County Jail and Purgatory Correctional Facility, beginning with the medically vulnerable, and cease the transfer of Utahns to these facilities and out of state." - ACLU of Utah

Job Listing: Development and Finance Coordinator

Sep 16, 2020

The ACLU of Utah seeks a Development and Finance Coordinator to join its team in the fight for civil rights and individual liberties. As a state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Utah operates through a model of integrated advocacy using litigation, legislative efforts, policy advocacy, and community engagement as mutually supportive tactics to advance civil rights for everyone in Utah. We are looking for a flexible team player who has patience, emotional intelligence, cultural competency, and an anti-racist perspective.

Our goal is to deliver accurate and timely election information to Utah voters

Sep 14, 2020

This week every postal customer in Utah will receive a mailer from the U.S. Postal Service with misleading information about mail-in or absentee ballots. Ignore the advice about requesting an absentee or mail-in ballot. All Utah voters will receive a mail-in ballot. No need to request one.

The next virus outbreak in Utah’s jails is already here

Sep 11, 2020

Yet another Utah jail is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, this time in Cache County. Nationally, jails and prisons have become some of largest and fastest-spreading COVID-19 hot spots with a dangerous ability to impact neighboring communities. As a result, the repeated outbreaks in Utah’s jails should surprise no one. But even more troubling is how the multiple failures that caused about 300 incarcerated people in Utah to be infected this spring and summer have not been fixed. (Published in the Deseret News on Sept. 5, 2020)

Another Duct in the Pipeline: How the Deportation Machine is Fueled by Local Law Enforcement Agencies

Sep 03, 2020

In the midst of calls for police reform, it is important to call out troubling practices that state, county, and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have adopted in our communities. In many states, Utah included, LEAs play an active role in the federal government’s inhumane and unjust immigration detention and deportation system.

Job Listing: San Juan County Voter Protection Organizer

Sep 02, 2020

San Juan County: Voter Protection Organizer Do you have a passion for voting rights and a desire to advocate for Navajo Nation and San Juan County communities? The ACLU of Utah is looking to hire an organizer who will work to ensure that eligible residents of San Juan County are able to vote.

Job Listing: Staff Attorney

Aug 26, 2020

Job Listing: Staff Attorney The ACLU of Utah seeks a Staff Attorney to join its legal team in the fight for civil rights and individual liberties. As a state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Utah operates through a model of integrated advocacy, using litigation, legislative efforts, policy advocacy, and community engagement as mutually supportive tactics to advance civil rights for everyone in Utah.

We will see you in court

Aug 25, 2020

Did you know the ACLU of Utah has more than six active lawsuits in 2020? From our challenge to federal immigration agents who raided the home of a Wasatch County family twice in two days (Ramirez v. Reddish) to our legal partnership with Planned Parenthood to overturn Utah's constitutional 18-week abortion ban (PPAU v. Miner) -- our staff that includes five lawyers and a paralegal stays busy.

The ACLU of Utah operates through public education, legal advocacy, litigation, and lobbying to ensure the constitutional rights and freedoms of everyone living in or visiting Utah.

Upcoming Events

Roundtable: Utah in the National Debate (Oct. 22, 2020 5pm)

This fall, Utah State University will begin a six-part, virtual celebration of voting rights and a discussion about challenges facing United States democracy today. The public symposium commemorates both the centennial of women’s suffrage nationally and the 1965 Voting Rights Acts. On October 22, ACLU of Utah Legal Director John Mejia will participate in a round-table discussion on Utah's role in the national debate over voting rights. The event is free and open to the public.

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