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2018 Bills

SB 58: Lowering Penalties for Failure to Appear

This bill would repeal a crime that makes it a class B misdemeanor for failure to appear in court.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 29th Jan 2018

Press Releases

92% of Utah Voters Support Proposed Bail Reform

A supermajority of Utah voters believe judges need more information before making key decisions about defendants.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 24th Jan 2018

2018 Bills

SB 33: Allowing for Post-Conviction DNA Testing

This bill would nix an unnecessary and restrictive rule pertaining to DNA evidence testing that could exonerate a wrongfully accused individual.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 19th Jan 2018

2018 Bills

HB 79: Private Attorneys

This bill would allow the courts to consider a request for compensation in limited cases where private citizens have successfully defended the important rights of the public.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 11th Jan 2018

Justice and Due Process

Jail is not for the presumed innocent

If only the wealthy can afford to get out of jail as they await their trial, then the system is in need of reform. Here's one way that can happen.

Molly Davis
| 4th Dec 2017

Justice and Due Process

SCOTUS Hearing Cell Phone Surveillance Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case where the government accessed the past location information of a person without a warrant.

Connor Boyack
| 29th Nov 2017

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