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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Constitutional law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Constitutional law is the study of foundational laws that govern the scope of powers and authority of various bodies in relation to the creation and execution of other laws by a government.
		A constitution binds a government or governments, limiting the contexts in which rules may be created, interpreted and force may be applied.
		Not all nation-states have constitutions, though all such states have a jus commune, or law of the land, that may consist of a variety of imperative and consensual rules, that may be customary law, oral law and written law that apply in the various jurisdictions of such state.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Constitutional_law.html (525 words)

	Equal Rights Amendment
		The Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution was first proposed in the United States Congress in December 1923.
		However, it was not until 1972 that a version of ERA was passed by the Senate and sent onto the states for ratification.
		In Utah, the attack against ERA had begun when the amendment was first considered by the Utah legislature in 1973.
	historytogo.utah.gov /utah_chapters/utah_today/equalrightsamendment.html (939 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		UTAH, one of the Mountain states of the U.S., bounded on the N by Idaho, on the NE by Wyoming, on the E by Colorado, on the S by Arizona, and on the W by Nevada.
		Utah, with an area of 219,902 sq km (84,904 sq mi), is the 13th largest state in the U.S.; 60% of the land area is owned by the federal government.
		An amendment to the constitution may be proposed by the legislature or by constitutional convention.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/utah.html (3936 words)

	Constitutional Amendment 5 - Ballot Measures - Vote Utah
		Constitutional Amendment Number 5 redefines the cities subject to the additional 8% debt limit from third class cities to all cities other than first and second class cities.
		Although not expressly stated in the Utah Constitution, it has been assumed that a county’s debt limit is also a percentage of the value of taxable property in the county.
		Constitutional Amendment Number 5 clarifies that the measurement of a county’s debt limit is consistent with the measurement of the debt limit of other local government
	www.voteutah.org /ballot/prop5.html (684 words)

	FindLaw: U.S. Constitution: Amendments
		The amendment was rejected (and not subsequently ratified) by Kentucky, Maryland, and Tennessee.
		The amendment was rejected by Georgia on July 24, 1919; by Alabama on September 22, 1919; by South Carolina on January 29, 1920; by Virginia on February 12, 1920; by Maryland on February 24, 1920; by Mississippi on March 29, 1920; by Louisiana on July 1, 1920.
		This amendment was subsequently ratified by Virginia in 1952, Alabama in 1953, Florida in 1969, and Georgia and Louisiana in 1970.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /data/constitution/amendments.html (3769 words)

	Campaign to Defeat Utah's Discriminatory Marriage Amendment
		Utah's proposed constitutional "Amendment 3" will not only deny the recognition of a same-sex committed legal relationship but it will potentially call into question many, many contractual arrangements entered into by any unmarried couple including, for example, pension arrangements, health insurance, hospital visitations, and inheritance.
		We must carefully examine this proposed amendment and thoughtfully address the complex legal issues it raises, as well as the real and devastating affect it would have on the thousands of members in our community and society, and the families they have lovingly built.
		The ACLU of Utah is a member of the newly formed Don't Amend Alliance that is working to inform the public about the dangers of this amendment.
	www.acluutah.org /marriage.htm (528 words)

	AG Opinion 90039
		You have requested an opinion from this office as to whether the Utah Constitution allows revenue received from taxes on income to be used for purposes other than to fund traditional kindergarten through grade twelve ("K-12") public education.
		From the foregoing it appears clear that the 1986 Constitutional Amendments to Article X were intended to change the "uniform system of public schools" to the "state's education systems" and to split th state education system into the "public education system" and the "higher education system".
		The 1986 amendments to Article X created a readjusted structure to govern Utah's school system; the State Board of Education for the public school system and the State Board of Higher Education (Regents) for the higher education system.
	attorneygeneral.utah.gov /Opinions_AttorneyGeneral/agop90039.htm (2416 words)

	HRC \| Marriage Measure Dividing Utah Race
		Utah gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., a Republican, says he will vote for a "traditional marriage" amendment to the Utah Constitution this November and hopes it will pass.
		While opponents say the second part of Amendment 3 is a costly lawsuit waiting to happen - a lawsuit Utah may well lose in the federal courts - Huntsman says he's convinced that "we can have both - the amendment and new laws" that can stand up to court challenges.
		However, Huntsman said while he "strongly supports" a constitutional amendment to outline what is a "traditional marriage" and so specifically ban gay marriages, he said it's up to Utah voters to decide if Amendment 3 is the right amendment to accomplish that.
	www.hrc.org /Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=22369&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm (930 words)

	Utah State Archives' agency history for the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County)
		Included in the judicial system established by the state constitution are the district courts, which were established to be the trial court of general jurisdiction.
		As first constituted, the court was empowered to hear appeals to decisions rendered in cases in which justice courts, city courts, and, later, circuit courts in the county held original jurisdiction.
		Relieving the counties of their administrative responsibility for the district courts necessitated that the constitutional designation of the county clerk as ex-officio court clerk be repealed.
	historyresearch.utah.gov /agencyhistories/1688.html (1569 words)

	Private Property and the Public Good (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His comments relate to the Fifth Amendment, part of the Bill of Rights, which reads "nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation." The case involved the allegation by a coal company that state laws related to mining had "taken" the company’s property, and therefore compensation should be paid.
		The constitutional safeguards against private property takings do not apply in specific cases where criminal, taxation or collection statutes are used to seize property, even if that is accomplished without specific notice to the property owner.
		Under Utah’s Private Property Protection Act24, when a state agency requires a person to obtain a permit for a specific use of private property, any conditions imposed on issuing the permit shall directly relate to the purpose for which the permit is issued and shall substantially advance that purpose25.
	www.utahpropertyrights.com /safe.htm (2827 words)

	HRC \| LDS Church Shuns Political Fight Over Utah's Marriage Amendment
		But with a new round of amendments on the ballot in up to 10 states, the LDS Church is taking what seems to be a more passive approach.
		Amendment sponsor Chris Buttars, of West Jordan, is careful to separate himself from the church.
		While conservative politicians quietly tiptoe around or tout the LDS Church's tacit support for Amendment 3, opponents of the amendment are encouraged by the church's continued quiet.
	www.hrc.org /Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=22439&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm (1128 words)

	UT Admin Code R277-105. Recognizing Constitutional Freedoms in the Schools.
		The Board also recognizes that Utah is becoming a pluralistic society with an increasing diversity of peoples and beliefs, and that this diversity will require the development of greater tolerance and understanding among the people of the state.
		The Constitution of Utah prohibits the use of the powers of government to encourage or discourage religious beliefs or practices, or to repress rights of conscience.
		Given their unique relationship to children attending the public schools, school officials must be particularly careful to remain neutral in matters relating to religion, while striving to accommodate the religious beliefs and practices and the freedom of conscience of students and their parents.
	www.rules.utah.gov /publicat/code/r277/r277-105.htm (1667 words)

	Accountability Utah Issues & Alerts - Keep current with political meetings, legislation, events and action items
		Utah Government Takes Another Stab at Unborn: The Utah Department of Health, in collaboration with various officials, has published a new "ruling" that allows taxpayer resources such as equipment, facilities, and employees to be used for all types of abortion on demand.
		Despite Amendment 3: As predicted in our analysis of Amendment 3, judges are still twisting the law and ruling according to their personal persuasions.
		Minor changes have since been made in the 2005 session to the statute covering parental rights termination (see the new 78-3a-401), but parents can still lose their children for frivolous reasons, such as not complying with a "reunification plan" that were based upon bogus criteria and "failure of parental adjustment".
	www.accountabilityutah.org /IssuesAlerts/IssuesAlerts.htm (4471 words)

	Ramesh Ponnuru on Orrin Hatch & Marriage Amendment on National Review Online
		It is hard to escape the conclusion that this charge is being made as a way of using perceptions of the religion that the senator shares with many of his constituents against him.
		Second, Supreme Court precedent in other cases where the Constitution vests a power with state legislatures does not suggest that those legislatures are free to ignore other parts of the Constitution.
		Even assuming that senators see beyond the falsehoods and weak arguments of the other side, the Hatch amendment faces another obstacle: a debate among its proponents as to when is the right time to push for it.
	www.nationalreview.com /ponnuru/ponnuru200403110847.asp (1323 words)

	Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Explained - Cedar City Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The amendment allows the Utah Legislature to create a property tax exemption for tangible personal property that generates an inconsequential amount of tax revenue.
		The Voters Pamphlet also says that the primary fiscal impact that would result from the passage of Constitutional Amendment 1 is that it will result in HB 338 becoming effective Jan. 1, 2007.
		The argument for the amendment was approved by a list of 12 state officials including Gov. Jon Huntsman, Senator and President of the Utah Senate John Valentine, Speaker of the State House of Representatives Greg Curtis, and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon.
	www.cedarcityreview.com /articles.php?id=3049&art_title=Constitutional_Amendment_No._1_Explained (623 words)

	Seven more states ban gay marriage, but Ariz. bucks trend
		State constitutional amendments have been sold as the best way for states to inoculate themselves from rulings such as the November 2003 decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that state equal-protection guarantees made it illegal to deny marriage to gays and lesbians
		Constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage are seen as the most sure-fire way to prevent courts from ruling that statutory same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional and to forbid legal recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states.
		Amendments to the U.S. Constitution require two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and majority votes in three-quarters of the states' legislatures.
	www.stateline.org /live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=20695 (5161 words)

	USB EAOC Opinion 115
		Opinion: Because the Utah and United States Constitutions guarantee all private citizens access to government, all communication, whether oral or in writing, with employees or officials of a government agency under any circumstances are permitted.
		Thus, a lawyer representing a government office or department may not prevent his non-government counterpart from contacting any employee of the government office or department outside the presence of the government attorney, whether or not the communication involves a matter in litigation.
		Constitutional guarantees of access to government and statutory policies encouraging government in the sunshine seems hostile to a rule that prohibits a citizen from access to an adversary governmental party without prior clearance from the party's lawyer.
	www.utahbar.org /rules_ops_pols/ethics_opinions/op_115.html (813 words)

	Utah Policy - Politics, Communications & Government Relations
		That’s because the deadline is fast approaching when Utah leaders must make some major decisions about mass transit, particularly TRAX extensions and commuter rail, that will effectively determine the future of mass transit in Utah.
		At his Senate website, Sen. Bob Bennett says of the proposed Marriage Protection Amendment: “We are moving very slowly, but inexorably toward a definition of marriage that will be made by the courts, with no input whatsoever from the people through their elected representatives, either in state legislatures or the Congress.
		Utah pro-family group claims a public high school in Highland broke state privacy and sex education laws by allowing its student newspaper to publish articles promoting sexual promiscuity (Agape Press).
	www.utahpolicy.com /pages/newsletters/daily528.htm (2762 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The proposed amendment(s) and/or bylaw(s), hereinafter called "amendment", shall be published in the journal along with notice that the proposed amendment will be discussed at the next general meeting.
		The proposed amendment will be voted on during the next general meeting by the memberships present and absentee ballots.
		Upon ratification of this constitution by at least 2/3 of the eligible voters of the SOCIETY, this constitution shall be adopted as the constitution of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society and all previously adopted constitutions and bylaws shall become null and void.
	www.utah.edu /planetarium/slas/slascon.html (1189 words)

	Utah School Choice
		The survey, conducted for the Utah Coalition for Freedom in Education, also found that 61 percent of respondents supported using tax dollars to provide scholarships to children to attend a school of choice.
		The Utah School Boards Association filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of this charter school law on the grounds that the state constitution authorizes the Utah State Board of Education to control one uniform system.
		The Utah House voted 41 to 32 to put a non-binding referendum, House Concurrent Resolution 3, on the November 2004 ballot that asked: "Should Utah's public tax dollars or potential tax dollars be used to fund private education through the use of a tuition tax credit?" The bill died in the Senate.
	www.heritage.org /Research/education/schoolchoice/Utah.cfm (2229 words)

	Utah Politics \| Term Limits Now, More Than Ever
		The logical answer would be to have a Utah constitutional amendment setting reasonable term limits for elected office.
		But in Utah, only the Legislature can sponsor changes to the constitution, so we are back to square one.
		Utah Term Limits filed their own initiative last March under the old rules, which the 2003 Legislature drastically changed, making it almost impossible to get anything on the ballot.
	www.utahpolitics.org /archives/000014.shtml (980 words)

	Salt Lake Metro - News: Utah Newspapers Oppose Amendment 3
		In a repetition of the paper’s position last March, an August 12 editorial in the Ogden Standard-Examiner called the amendment a “redundant killshot” and “ill-considered strategy” that “should be defeated” because Utah law already prohibits gay marriage.
		Further, the editorial accused the amendment as serving “only the agenda of moralists who want to score an unnecessary victory against gay marriage, disallow the possibility of civil unions between same-sex couples, and who want to punish unmarried heterosexuals who live together — regardless of the legal, social and financial costs.”
		Although the paper has always been “reluctant” to support proposed constitutional amendments, a February Deseret News editorial supported “President Bush’s call for a constitutional amendment” to define marriage on a federal level as the union between a man and a woman.
	slmetro.com /2004/9/local04.shtml (343 words)

	DAR File No. 26891 (Rule R58-21) UT Bull 2004-3 (2/1/2004)
		Brand - means a 2 X 3 hot iron single character lazy V applied to the left of the tail of a bull, signifying that the bull is infected with the venereal disease, Trichomoniasis.
		All Utah bulls, which are tested, shall be tagged in the right ear with a current Official State of Utah Trichomoniasis test tag by the accredited veterinarian performing the test.
		Bulls entering the State of Utah under the provisions of this rule may be tagged upon arrival by an accredited veterinarian upon receipt of the Trichomoniasis test charts from the testing veterinarian.
	www.rules.utah.gov /publicat/bulletin/2004/20040201/26891.htm (1654 words)

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