Courts

In an updated lawsuit, the three departing schools allege the Mountain West Conference improperly withheld millions of dollars and misled them about a plan to accelerate the membership of Grand Canyon University for 2025-26.

Washington-based attorney Tim Kosnoff believes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could do more to protect children from abuse.

Mediation began in May and the conferences failed to reach an agreement on more than $55 million in “poaching” fees by Tuesday’s deadline. Colorado State, Utah State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Boise State are set to join the Pac-12 in 2026.

Dr. Michael Kirk Moore was also accused of giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards. U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a post Saturday on X that the charges against the Midvale, Utah, doctor were dismissed at her direction.

Arguments continued in a second hearing this year in the lawsuit over Utah’s law banning transgender girls from competing in girls' sports. Now, the central issue is how President Donald Trump’s executive order impacts it.

In an 8-0 decision with Justice Neil Gorsuch recused, the court endorsed a limited interpretation of environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act.

Justices affirmed the ruling of a lower court judge who had ordered a new trial for Douglas Stewart Carter after finding issues with how police and prosecutors handled his case.

A Provo group uses hallucinogenic mushrooms to commune with God. Provo authorities don’t think they’re a legitimate religion.

Ralph Leroy Menzies was sentenced to die in 1988 for the killing of Maurine Hunsaker. His attorneys say the 67-year-old inmate’s dementia is so severe that he cannot understand why he’s to be executed.

Since Utah passed its age verification law, around 20 other states have followed suit. A free speech challenge to Texas’s law will soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

In response to Trump’s February executive order, the Utah High School Activities Association adopted a blanket ban on transgender sports participation. Plaintiffs say this violates a court injunction of the state’s 2022 ban, and the UHSAA could face contempt of court.

Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson Jr., and Benjamin Zalman-Polun were ordered to remain in custody after pleading not guilty during a joint court appearance Thursday.