| News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Wednesday November 13, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Miss. A.G. Fitch Files Brief in Support of First Amendment
JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 13 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release:
Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed an amicus brief today at the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other attorneys general, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights. The brief from the attorneys general asks the Supreme Court to hear L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts
"Free speech is a fundamental freedom, a foundation for all our liberties. The Supreme Court has l
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S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Co-Leads Brief to Protect Students' Free Speech Rights
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024:
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a friend-of-the-court brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other states, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights.
A middle school student in Massachusetts wore a t-shirt to school that had the message, "There are only two genders." School officials told the student he couldn't wear the sh
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U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Utah Man Charged With Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Offenses During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release:
A Utah man has been charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Daniel Van Oaks, J
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Utah A.G. Reyes: Utah Court Denies TikTok's Motion to Dismiss in Landmark Children's Protection Lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024:
In a significant legal victory for the state of Utah, Third District Court Judge Richard Daynes has denied TikTok's motion to dismiss Utah's October 2023 lawsuit aimed at addressing the harmful impact of the platform on children. The lawsuit, brought by the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection and represented by the Utah Attorney General's Office (AGO), accus
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Utah Gov. Cox Condemns BLM's Decision to Revoke Utah DOT's Right-of-Way for Northern Corridor
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024:
On Nov. 7, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published an environmental analysis that rejects the new highway for Washington County that federal, state and local leaders have planned over many years, and instead recommended a mere extension of Red Hills Parkway. BLM's alternative route ignores congressional intent, creates new public safety risks, fails to provide needed relief of
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