Eminent Domain: A Fancy Name for Property Theft
Property rights sound great in theory, but the law still needs to be improved to make sure the government can't take your property when it thinks it needs it.
Colorado Follows Utah in Freeing the Market for Minors
The following op-ed was published by Fox Business last week. The Colorado governor signed a bill into law this month that will allow children to operate a lemonade stand. without a permit. You didn’t know they...
The Legislature Talked About….. Sex?
Three different unconstitutional statutes dealing with private sexual conduct were repealed this year by the Utah Legislature.
Improvements to the Utah Medical Cannabis Act
Last November, Utah voters passed Prop 2. A month later, Governor Herbert called the Legislature into a special session to pass an amended version of what voters had passed — a proposal that had some additional limitations but...
Utah steps forward to protect digital privacy
The “third party doctrine” might have made some sense before the digital era, but our inherent reliance on numerous third parties to facilitate any digital interaction makes it clear that the case law needs a major overhaul.
Car sharing shouldn’t be criminalized at the airport
Salt Lake City and the Airport are criminalizing Utahns who share their vehicle using Turo.
The case for health care price transparency and beyond
Everything we buy has a price tag on it, except one of the most important things: health care services. Here's why—and how—that needs to change.
Improvements in the Medical Cannabis “Compromise”
While we don't love all the compromised parts, here are ten ways in which the proposed agreement is an improvement from Prop 2.
Why you shouldn’t fear the peer-to-peer economy
Utah’s Constitution requires a free market, yet every year it seems that incumbent companies use antiquated laws to try to shut down their upstart competitors.
Civil forfeiture is worse than its proponents proclaim
A federal prosecutor basically claimed that civil asset forfeiture is no big deal. Here, we respond.