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ACLU Of Utah Releases Report On Ogden Election Irregularities (04/25/2008)
SALT LAKE CITY - The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah released a report today detailing the results of an investigation into election irregularities surrounding the Ogden 2007 municipal election.

ACLU of Utah Investigates Ogden City Election Complaints (11/19/2007)
OGDEN, UT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah will be looking into complaints it has received regarding election irregularities in the November 6th mayoral race in Ogden, Utah, as it considers potential action.

ACLU of Utah Asks State Supreme Court to Invalidate Tax Law That Censors Free Expression (11/16/2007)
SALT LAKE CITY – Citing First Amendment violations, the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Utah Supreme Court today in a case challenging a state law that imposes a substantial tax on businesses deemed to be “sexually explicit.”

ACLU of Utah Welcomes Staff Attorney Marina Baginsky Lowe (05/31/2007)
SALT LAKE CITY – The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is pleased to announce that it has selected Marina Baginsky Lowe as its new staff attorney.

Utah Court Rules Anti-Gay Amendment Doesn’t Bar Salt Lake City from Offering Domestic Partner Benefits (05/16/2006)
SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah court has ruled that its anti-gay relationship amendment, one of the most sweeping of its kind to pass in the 2004 elections, does not bar Salt Lake City from offering health insurance benefits to the domestic partners of city employees. The American Civil Liberties Union, which filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of a lesbian employee of the Salt Lake City Police Department the local branch of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), cheered the decision as an important victory for lesbian and gay couples in states with similar anti-gay relationship amendments.

ACLU of Utah Files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Support of Domestic Partner Benefits for Salt Lake City Employees (11/11/2005)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in support of a Salt Lake City executive order that extends health and other employment benefits to city employees’ same-sex and unmarried heterosexual domestic partners.

ACLU Joins Lawsuit Challenging Raids of Concerts and Violation of Free Speech (09/26/2005)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it would join a lawsuit challenging law enforcement raids of electronic music concerts. The suit charges local law enforcement engaged in widespread violations of the constitutional rights of concert promoters and venue owners during electronic music concerts on July 16 and August 20.

ACLU Persuades Utah to Approve Personalized License Plates with Gay-Positive Messages (07/27/2005)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah today applauded the state tax commission's ruling that it will, for the first time, approve personalized license plates with gay-positive messages. The decision, which the ACLU called a win for free speech, comes after the organization appealed an earlier denial of three such plates.

Utah Businesses, Free Speech Groups and Individuals Challenge Restrictions on Internet Speech (06/09/2005)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Citing free speech and interstate commerce violations, the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah today joined a broad based group of bookstores, artistic and informative Web sites, Internet Service Providers and national trade associations in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Utah law meant to restrict children's access to material on the Internet.

ACLU Defends Utah High School Students Censored for Wearing Gay-Themed Anti-Smoking T-Shirts (05/11/2004)
SALT LAKE CITY - The American Civil Liberties Union today came to the defense of a group of Utah high school students who were punished for wearing ""Queers Kick Ash"" t-shirts to school. School officials also threatened to ban the school's gay-straight alliance, and dozens of students are planning to wear the t-shirts today in protest.

Constitution's Protection Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure Applies to All Immigrants in the U.S., ACLU Argues (01/06/2004)
SALT LAKE CITY- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the filing of a brief urging the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse an unprecedented lower court ruling that threatens to strip many immigrants of their right to be free from unconstitutional searches and seizures that violate the Fourth Amendment.

ACLU Returns to Court in Controversy Over Free Speech On Salt Lake City's "Main Street Plaza" (08/07/2003)
SALT LAKE CITY - The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah today returned to court in the controversy over the Mormon Church's ability to restrict free speech rights on the city's Main Street Plaza, saying that city officials have failed to respect a federal court ruling that the plaza is a public forum.

High Court Rejects Utah Church's Appeal in "Main Street" Case Over Ability to Restrict Free Speech in Public Area (06/23/2003)
SALT LAKE CITY - The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed the Supreme Court's rejection of an appeal in a challenge to the Mormon Church's ability to restrict free speech rights in a public area of the city's Main Street Plaza here.

ACLU of Utah Applauds State Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Rights of Lesbian High School Teacher (04/04/2003)
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Supreme Court today issued a unanimous ruling that brings to an end a five-year legal battle over the proper role of the courts in determining whether lesbians and gay men can be fit role models and otherwise participate as full citizens in our society.

Utah Supreme Court Decision a Win for Personal Privacy, ACLU Says (03/15/2002)
SALT LAKE CITY--In a ruling that preserves the privacy rights of couples engaged in sexual relations, the Utah Supreme Court today rejected Salt Lake City's attempt to expand police investigatory powers in ways that would have severely infringed upon such personal privacy. 

Utah's "Commercial Terrorism" Statute Violates Peaceful Protesters Rights, Court Rules (10/10/2001)
SALT LAKE CITY--Citing the First Amendment right to stage peaceful protests on public sidewalks, U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins today declared Utah's "commercial terrorism" statute unconstitutional and permanently blocked the law from taking effect.  Protesters (some of them dressed as animals) regularly pass out leaflets and picket in front of zoos, stores that sell fur and other enterprises that they believe exploit animals. 

"Missionary" Discounts at Utah Restaurants (09/05/2001)
SALT LAKE CITY--The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah said today that it has sent letters to the State Attorney General's Office and the state Restaurants Association advising that the practice of offering "missionary" discounts at local eateries and retail businesses violates Utah's non-discrimination law. 

Court Ruling Curtails Utah's English-Only Law But Leaves Confusion in its Wake, ACLU Says (03/05/2001)
SALT LAKE CITY -In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, a district court judge here today upheld the rights of government employees and elected officials to communicate with the public they serve in languages other than English and made clear that the state can continue to give drivers license exams in other languages as well. 

ACLU of Utah Sues Olympic Officials for Refusing to Disclose Areas for Protestors at 2002 Games (02/12/2001)
SALT LAKE CITY--In a lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah charged Olympic security planners with violating state public records law by refusing to disclose the sites where demonstrators will be allowed during the 2002 Winter Games.

Judge Delays English-Only From Becoming State Law (12/02/2000)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A district judge here put a temporary halt to Utah's newly approved "Official English" law on the grounds that the initiative may be in violation of the First Amendment. The measure was to take effect Sunday, December 3.

ACLU Files Suit to Stop Racial Profiling by Utah Highway Patrol (06/28/2000)
SALT LAKE CITY,UT -- According to a story in today's Salt Lake Tribune, the ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Arkansas writer against the Utah Highway Patrol for allegedly targeting ethnic-minority drivers on the state's roads.

Utah Legislator to Introduce Racial Profiling Bill (12/22/1999)
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Bourdeaux, D-Salt Lake City, said he was spurred by numerous complaints from minorities who say they have been stopped because of their color -- not their driving. "I've had problems personally," said Bourdeaux, the state's only African-American lawmaker.

ACLU Joins Children's Advocacy Group in Fighting Utah's Biased, Restrictive Adoption Policy (11/30/1999)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Acting on behalf of three potential adoptive parents, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Center for Lesbian Rights today sought to join a legal challenge to a state policy designed to bar gay, lesbian and unmarried heterosexual couples from adopting needy children.

The DNA Debate Continues (08/05/1999)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Salt Lake County Sheriff Aaron Kennard wants to run a DNA profile on everyone arrested and booked into the new county jail when it opens later this year, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported today.

ACLU of Utah to Join Polygamists in Bigamy Fight (07/16/1999)
SALT LAKE CITY -- In hopes of vanquishing what they consider a 64-year-old injustice, a small but vocal group of polygamous wives and their supporters demonstrated in front of The Salt Lake Tribune, the paper reported today.

Utah Impounds Tow-Truck Drivers' Liberties (07/16/1999)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Despite civil liberties concerns, Salt Lake County became the first in their state to investigate the backgrounds of the tow truck drivers who transport cars from accidents and crime scenes, the Salt Lake Tribune reported today.