U.S. Constitution

The major legal challenge and constitutional questions head to the Supreme Court today. KUER will carry live coverage of the arguments on air and online starting at 8:00 a.m. MT.

ICE a veces retiene a personas durante la noche en su centro temporal de detención en Ogden, en violación de las condiciones establecidas por la comisión de planificación municipal en 2000. ¿Podría la ciudad hacer algo al respecto?

ICE sometimes holds people overnight at its temporary detention facility in Ogden, in violation of conditions set by the city planning commission in 2000. Could the city do anything about it?

This ruling comes days after the Utah Supreme Court dismissed a separate request to let the state keep using its 2021 congressional map.

It’s gotten much harder for immigrants held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to get out on bond. Habeas corpus petitions often work, but there’s a catch: they’re very expensive.

Gamboa spoke publicly for the first time since his June arrest in the Salt Lake City No Kings protest shooting. The district attorney recently announced Gamboa wouldn’t be charged.

Wyoming state Sen. Bob Ide backs a niche argument that Congress is constitutionally obligated to hand over ownership of its land. In neighboring Utah, state leaders firmly believe they should have more control of federal land.

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.

"I consider it almost a sacred civic responsibility of teaching someone about the importance of elections,” said West Jordan Middle School teacher William Shields.

During a special legislative session, lawmakers approved two resolutions that could jeopardize federal education funding.

The Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act, passed in late January, set up a process for the Legislature to challenge federal laws it believes to be overreach.

Republican Sen. Scott Sandall is floating a law to give the Legislature the ability to ignore executive orders and federal regulations.