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Utah’s attorney general defends his backing of a federal case seeking to roll back LGBTQ job protections

Better Utah August 25, 2018

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is defending his decision to join legal efforts before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of limiting job protections for LGBTQ workers. With Reyes’ authorization, Utah has joined Nebraska and 14 other states in urging

Utah Attorney General criticized for backing repeal of LGBTQ employment protections

Better Utah August 24, 2018

This article originally appeared on Fox13now.com. Read it in is entirety here . SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is being criticized for signing on to a legal filing supporting a rollback of employment protections for LGBTQ people. The liberal-leaning think tank Alliance for a Better Utah criticized Reyes for signing an amicus asking

Press Release: Sean Reyes Signs Anti-LGBTQ Amicus Brief

Katie Matheson August 24, 2018

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2018 SEAN REYES SIGNS ANTI-LGBTQ AMICUS BRIEF Salt Lake City, UT – Yesterday, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joined other Republican attorneys general in signing an amicus brief seeking to reverse federal LGBTQ employment discrimination protections. The amicus brief, which can be found here, was submitted to the

Press Release: Sean Reyes Continues to Stand With Party Over People

Katie Matheson July 31, 2018

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2018 SEAN REYES CONTINUES TO STAND WITH PARTY OVER PEOPLE Salt Lake City, UT – A national poll released today shows that over 93% of American voters support current protections for pre-existing conditions. The poll, conducted by Civis Analytics and commissioned by Planned Parenthood and the National Women’s

Protesters rally in Salt Lake against U.S. immigration policy

Katie Matheson June 2, 2018

This article by Alec Williams originally appeared in the Deseret News. SALT LAKE CITY — About 50 people rallied outside the U.S. Attorney’s Office downtown Friday afternoon, protesting a new “zero tolerance” immigration policy that separates families trying to cross the southwest border. “Today, nearly 200 rallies across the nation are coming together,” María del

Here’s What You Need to Know About Utah’s Proposed Down Syndrome Abortion Ban

Kyle Garahana March 5, 2018

Legal experts — including a Brigham Young University professor — have labeled the Down syndrome abortion bill before the Utah Legislature as all but certainly unconstitutional. Physicians point out it needs to be clarified and even then would limit their ability to have open conversions with their patients. And data suggest few Utah women seek

Hits & Misses: Government Goals – UTA reform, partisan gerrymandering, ag-gag laws and more

Better Utah September 13, 2017

Source: City Weekly Erase Our Sour Feelings Dear Sen. Wayne Harper, you are fabulous and smart, and we will keep saying that as you carefully and thoughtfully consider reining in the Utah Transit Authority. We know that many of the board members and developers are your close friends. But they’ll forgive you. We’ll call you

Better Utah Criticizes AG Reyes for Support of Partisan Gerrymandering

Chase Thomas September 7, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 24, 2017 CONTACT: Chase Thomas | Alliance for a Better Utah chase@betterutah.org – – – – – – GROUP CRITICIZES AG REYES FOR SUPPORT OF PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING – – – – – – Salt Lake City, UT – The Alliance for a Better Utah criticized Utah Attorney

Group criticizes AG Reyes for support of partisan gerrymandering

Better Utah September 7, 2017

Source: Utah Policy The Alliance for a Better Utah criticized Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes for signing onto an amicus brief supporting the practice of partisan gerrymandering. Reyes’ signature on an amicus brief in the case of Gill v. Whitford, a case challenging partisan boundaries drawn by the Wisconsin legislature, had gone previously unreported in

Press Release – SEAN REYES FAILS TO PROTECT UTAH STUDENT BORROWERS

Better Utah April 25, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 CONTACT: Chase Thomas | chase@betterutah.org Salt Lake City, UT – Twenty-one Attorneys General from across the nation joined together this week to oppose recent actions from the Trump Administration repealing consumer protections for student loan borrowers. Conspicuously absent from the letter sent to Education

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