by Ford Copple | Feb 13, 2025
HB 390 would protect religious student groups in higher ed Written by A new Utah bill would protect religious, political and ideological student groups from university discrimination. The bill would prevent universities from discriminating against religious groups for...
by William C. Duncan | Feb 6, 2025
Scholarship lawsuit might be looking for (legal) meaning in all the wrong places Written by William C. Duncan In the ongoing legal challenge to Utah scholarships for families in need to use outside the public school setting, the judge has signaled an intent to look at...
by William C. Duncan | Feb 6, 2025
Why the Ninth Circuit unanimously tossed the Huntsman tithing lawsuit Written by William C. Duncan An 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals recently unanimously dismissed a lawsuit by a former member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Feb 6, 2025
What do academic scores on the ‘Nation’s Report Card’ tell us? Written by Unfortunately, long-term national NAEP score data has largely shown little to moderate academic gains since its earliest days to today. Utah’s scores in fourth and eighth grade reading are...
by William C. Duncan and Ethan W. Blevins | Feb 5, 2025
More state control will mean less catastrophic wildfire Written by William C. Duncan Large proportions of land in the states are controlled by the federal government even though states are typically better at doing so. Utah attempted to convince the U.S. Supreme Court...