Governor Supports Keeping NSA in Utah
Legislation introduced last year by Representative Marc Roberts sought to prevent material assistance in the state of Utah to the National Security Agency (NSA) for its warrantless surveillance of innocent individuals. Last...
Protecting The 4th Amendment In the Digital Age
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or...
Utah legislators stood up for Fourth Amendment
The following op-ed was published in the Salt Lake Tribune. While the Utah legislature was divided this year when it came to issues such as air quality, same-sex marriage, Count My Vote, or education, the Fourth Amendment to the...
HB161: Prohibiting Support for the NSA
This bill was referred by the committee to interim study. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. When the NSA facility was proposed in Utah,...
HB128: Requiring a Search Warrant for Obtaining Cell Phone Data
This bill passed the House 70-1 and passed the Senate unanimously. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. While many Utahns are concerned...