Utah Courts

In a high-profile case this complex, Utah criminal defense attorney Steve Burton said prosecutors will want to thoroughly evaluate all the evidence, which they have lots of.

Gamboa’s attorney had sought his release because “he is being unlawfully detained in violation of his constitutional rights.”

A convicted killer who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years has been ruled competent enough to be executed. Menzies was sentenced to die in 1988 for killing mother of three Maurine Hunsaker.

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.

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.

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.

Third District Judge Laura Scott's ruling found that the Utah Fits All Scholarship program violated the state’s constitution. But after meeting with the parties, she is allowing it to keep operating pending appeal.

It was a tense session between Utah’s legislative and judicial branches, even so, Gov. Spencer Cox says he does not want more power over who leads the highest court in the state.

The agreement comes after a tense standoff between GOP lawmakers and leaders in the judicial branch over efforts to reform parts of Utah’s court system.