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Animal Rights, Free Speech Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Iowa’s Ag Whistleblower Law

Listen to the entire show – River to River This week, animal rights and free speech organizations filed a lawsuit against the State of Iowa that challenges a state law from 2012, often referred to as Iowa’s ag-gag law or ag-whistleblower law. The law made it illegal to get a job at a livestock farm through misrepresentation in order to conduct an undercover animal cruelty investigation. The …


Utah Legislature May Review Liquor Law at the Center of ‘Deadpool’ Lawsuit

The Utah State Legislature may review a law struck down by a federal judge in a lawsuit over alcohol, sex and the movie “Deadpool.” A federal judge on Thursday night sided with Brewvies in its lawsuit against Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, ruling the state statute violated the movie theater-and-bar’s First Amendment rights. Brewvies faced revocation of its …


Utah Responds to ‘Deadpool’ Lawsuit, Says Alcohol and Sexual Content an ‘explosive Combination’

The state of Utah is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed over liquor and “Deadpool,” insisting it is not suppressing First Amendment-protected ideas or expression, “only alcohol regulation aimed at decreasing adverse secondary effects.” In a court filing obtained by FOX 13, the Utah Attorney General’s Office asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit leveled by …


Utah GOP Reverses Decision to Drop Count My Vote Lawsuit

The Utah GOP is reversing its decision to drop a legal challenge of the Count My Vote election law change that allows candidates a pathway to a primary ballot by gathering signatures. In a special meeting Saturday, the Utah Republican Party State Central Committee voted to see through its appeal of SB54, according to a statement from state party chairman James Evans. The …


Kody Brown Weighs in on His ‘Sister Wives’ Lawsuit Against Utah

Polygamist Kody Brown returned to Utah, participating in a march against a bill in the state legislature targeting polygamists. In an interview with FOX 13 on Friday, Brown also briefly weighed in on his lawsuit against the state, challenging its historic ban on polygamy. Brown and his wives carried signs and marched to the Utah State Capitol in protest of House Bill 99, which …


Appeals Court Rejects Utah Challenge of Class-Action Suit

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will not hear a case about Utah’s efforts to stall a class action lawsuit over mental health treatment in the state’s jails. The Standard-Examiner reports (http://bit.ly/2emtf06 ) that the Utah Attorney General’s Office asked the court to consider its challenge of a ruling certifying the Disability Law Center’s suit as a class action. The appeals …


A Lawsuit Asking Wells Fargo to Pay $10 Billion Is Being Brought in Utah

Utah is poised to become ground zero in a lawsuit aimed at making Wells Fargo pay. Victims of the bank’s recent scheme hope to hit the bank where it hurts and hit them hard – and Utah might hold the key to it all. In the weeks since news broke that Wells Fargo opened as many as 2 million fake accounts in their customers’ names, there has been a barrage of moves made by the bank to show …


New Lawsuit Claims More Discrimination by Colorado City Police

Utah seized control of the trust in 2005, but church loyalists have mostly refused to comply with court orders concerning land-use issues. According to the lawsuit, Pipkin and Cooke secured a lease from the court-appointed trust managers for commercial development on the zoo property and had legal rights to access the grounds. But in October 2015, Pipkin and Chatwin found the zoo had been …


Lawsuit Against the State on Behalf of Mentally Ill Inmates Given Class Action Status

A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit filed against the state of Utah on behalf of several mentally ill prison inmates. The Disability Law Center is suing the state on behalf of three inmates in Utah jails, alleging that they’re being held unconstitutionally while they wait to get treatment at the Utah State Hospital. Aaron Kinikini is the center’s legal director.