by Derek Monson | Dec 2, 2022
Policymakers should take note of changing school enrollment patterns Written by Derek Monson When my daughter’s public school shut down and went fully remote in spring 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, my wife and I scrambled to make her schooling work....
by Derek Monson | Nov 21, 2022
Agreement on marriage equality shows unifying power of religious freedom Written by Derek Monson Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune. In a rare instance of bipartisan consensus-building in Congress, the U.S. Senate voted to advance toward passage of...
by Derek Monson | Nov 18, 2022
What the midterm election tells us about vote by mail in Utah Written by Derek Monson After enduring weeks of polarizing rhetoric and campaign ads ad nauseam, millions of American voters tuned in with interest on election night. Many believed they would learn that...
by Derek Monson | Nov 11, 2022
Newly elected conservative policymakers can learn from George Sutherland’s political philosophy Written by Derek Monson As we await the final outcomes of the 2022 midterm election, those who were elected are thinking about what they seek to accomplish in upcoming...
by Derek Monson | Nov 11, 2022
He graduated from BYU. Then he battled FDR’s New Deal on the bench — 100 years later, his legacy still matters Written by Derek Monson Originally published by Deseret News. George Sutherland was in the mood for comedy. Penning a commencement address for Brigham...
by Derek Monson | Oct 28, 2022
5 consequential Supreme Court decisions written by George Sutherland Written by Derek Monson During his time as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, George Sutherland was a prolific producer of judicial opinions, especially majority opinions. Of the 320...
by Derek Monson | Oct 26, 2022
George Sutherland’s defense of American democracy Written by Derek Monson Various institutions of American democracy – Congress, the Supreme Court, elections, etc. – have been heavily criticized in recent years. Some voices call for reform of these institutions to...
by Derek Monson | Oct 18, 2022
George Sutherland’s judicial confirmation Written by Derek Monson In September 1922, George Sutherland was in London, England awaiting a ship back to America after representing the United States in an arbitration with Norway during six weeks of arguments at The...
by Derek Monson | Oct 14, 2022
“Living voice of the Constitution”: George Sutherland as an elected official Written by Derek Monson George Sutherland served as an elected official for a total of 18 years – four years as a member of the Utah Senate (1896-1900), two years as the state’s lone member...
by Derek Monson | Oct 12, 2022
On a trajectory for civic achievement: George Sutherland’s formative years Written by Derek Monson Upon his death in 1942, the Deseret News declared George Sutherland to be “one of the ablest men ever to come out of the West.” During his long years of public service...
