Justice and Due Process

Know When You Can Say No

Can you legally refuse a police officer's request to search your vehicle?

Molly Davis
| 8th Aug 2018

How can former criminals move on from their past?

Expungements are expensive to obtain and may take up to six months to be approved. But without them, former criminals have a difficult time moving on from their past.

Molly Davis
| 31st Jul 2018

Justice and Due Process

New Data on Civil Asset Forfeiture in 2017

A new report reveals how often, and why, police and prosecutors are taking property from people not convicted of a crime.

Connor Boyack
| 29th Jun 2018

Justice and Due Process

Honey, I Think an MRAP Just Went By Our House

Do Utah police really need militarized vehicles?

Molly Davis
| 29th May 2018

Justice and Due Process

Second chances for first time offenders

Here's an alternative solution for over-criminalization.

Molly Davis
| 30th Apr 2018

Justice and Due Process

Who’s watching the inmate watchers?

Are Utah jails proactively trying to prevent inmate deaths? No one truly knows.

Molly Davis
| 10th Jan 2018

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