LegalSutherland Institute files amicus brief in Hudacko v. Board of Regents
The right of parents to make decisions regarding their children’s upbringing is an established right. This explicitly includes a parent’s authority to make decisions regarding medical care that a child cannot appropriately make without parental influence.
FederalNic Dunn Statement for the Record: Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs
The solution to these challenges lies in the already proven model of welfare reform: unleashing state-led innovation that prioritizes pro-work, pro-family reforms that are temporary, targeted, and fiscally responsible.
Insights‘Structure Over Politics’: Utah leads the way on strengthening the role of the states
While the Constitution clearly assigns some matters to the federal government, like national defense or interstate commerce, the bulk of the decisions that affect day-to-day life, such as public safety, family, environmental protection, etc., are to be made by the states. This means that the decisions with the most direct impact will be made by government representatives closest to the people affected. It also allows for different policies in different communities, which allows states to learn either from the good or bad examples of others.
InsightsWhy parental authority and religious freedom go hand in hand
States also play a critical role in protecting parents’ ability to influence their children. State laws provide a structure for the exercise of these rights, particularly in school.
InsightsThree religious freedom cases to watch at the Supreme Court
The court has done an admirable job in recent years in clarifying the constitutional obligations of governments in a way that protects the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.
FederalFord Copple Statement for the Record to the U.S. Senate HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety: The Impact of AI on the Workforce
Additionally, new data centers are providing real workforce benefits for Americans.
InsightsTexas app store case offers states a path to protect children online
The court decisions in this case will provide important direction to states about how to ensure parents and children can navigate technology safely and together.
InsightsWhat political hot takes miss about the Supreme Court
It deeply distorts what is actually happening. Some of the decisions of the just-concluded court session make this clear.
CommentaryUtah has led the nation on upward mobility. Here’s the next step
Securing Utah, and America, as the land of opportunity for future generations requires thinking in aspirational terms. It’s more than simply “tinkering” with existing programs — it’s transforming a system that is well-intentioned, and has helped many families, but has yet to fully realize the aspirational intent of the war on poverty.
Sutherland Institute files amicus brief in Hudacko v. Board of Regents
The right of parents to make decisions regarding their children’s upbringing is an established right. This explicitly includes a parent’s authority to make decisions regarding medical care that a child cannot appropriately make without parental influence.
Nic Dunn Statement for the Record: Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs
The solution to these challenges lies in the already proven model of welfare reform: unleashing state-led innovation that prioritizes pro-work, pro-family reforms that are temporary, targeted, and fiscally responsible.
‘Structure Over Politics’: Utah leads the way on strengthening the role of the states
While the Constitution clearly assigns some matters to the federal government, like national defense or interstate commerce, the bulk of the decisions that affect day-to-day life, such as public safety, family, environmental protection, etc., are to be made by the states. This means that the decisions with the most direct impact will be made by government representatives closest to the people affected. It also allows for different policies in different communities, which allows states to learn either from the good or bad examples of others.
Why parental authority and religious freedom go hand in hand
States also play a critical role in protecting parents’ ability to influence their children. State laws provide a structure for the exercise of these rights, particularly in school.
Three religious freedom cases to watch at the Supreme Court
The court has done an admirable job in recent years in clarifying the constitutional obligations of governments in a way that protects the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.
Ford Copple Statement for the Record to the U.S. Senate HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety: The Impact of AI on the Workforce
Additionally, new data centers are providing real workforce benefits for Americans.
Texas app store case offers states a path to protect children online
The court decisions in this case will provide important direction to states about how to ensure parents and children can navigate technology safely and together.
What political hot takes miss about the Supreme Court
It deeply distorts what is actually happening. Some of the decisions of the just-concluded court session make this clear.
Utah has led the nation on upward mobility. Here’s the next step
Securing Utah, and America, as the land of opportunity for future generations requires thinking in aspirational terms. It’s more than simply “tinkering” with existing programs — it’s transforming a system that is well-intentioned, and has helped many families, but has yet to fully realize the aspirational intent of the war on poverty.