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HJR2 would change the rules that govern how Utah judges issue injunctions and could impact some high-profile cases.
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A new report from the Utah Bar Foundation and Pew Charitable Trusts found widespread imbalances in debt collections lawsuits in state courts and systemic issues with the process.
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Today's local Utah news headlines — Friday morning, Jan. 21, 2022
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Salt Lake County Judge Todd Shaughnessy and southeast Utah Judge George Harmond said judges will probably still end up using pre-trial release much more frequently than before bail reform, because the law created a cultural change.
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Utah voters have the ability to weigh in on whether state and local judges should remain on the bench. The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) evaluates the judges and justices up for retention. The group's executive director Jennifer Yim explains how voting for judges works.
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Utah voters will decide this election if 44 judges will remain on the bench, but finding information about the state’s jurists hasn’t always been so…
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Richard Mauro has been a public defender for nearly three decades, representing people who can’t afford an attorney. So he knows, if you can’t make bail,…
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Utah Courts are not doing a great job at facilitating people’s Sixth Amendment Rights. That’s according to a new report by the Utah Judicial Council and…
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The Utah State Court’s Self-Help Center will soon begin offering a series of free classes in Spanish.Utah State Courts spokesperson Nancy Volmer says the…
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3rd District Court Judge Anthony B. Quinn died yesterday after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Millcreek Canyon. An avid cyclist, Judge…
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The murder trial of Dr. Martin MacNeill in Provo’s 4th District Court is the first ever in the state to be broadcast and streamed live by the media. For…