Can Utah courts summon jurors from multiple counties for one trial?
Utah’s Jury and Witness Act requires jurors to be selected from a single county, and parties cannot stipulate to waive this statutory requirement.
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Can Utah youth challenge state fossil fuel policies without specific government actions?
Utah courts cannot hear challenges to fossil fuel development statutes where striking the statutes would not limit government discretion or reduce fossil fuel development.
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Can parties without statutory standing seek extraordinary writs to challenge municipal annexations?
The Utah Supreme Court clarified the limits of extraordinary writ relief when parties lack statutory standing to challenge municipal annexations.
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How does Utah’s new anti-SLAPP law protect public speech?
The court clarified that UPEPA broadly protects speech on matters of public concern and established the burden-shifting framework for evaluating special motions for expedited relief.
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Do administrative appeals survive a claimant’s death in Utah?
The Utah Supreme Court clarified that administrative appeals challenging water rights application denials do not survive a claimant’s death absent express statutory language.
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Can parents immediately appeal district court orders terminating parental rights?
District court orders terminating parental rights are immediately appealable under Utah’s adoption statute, just like juvenile court termination orders.
Does Lotus Appellate Law handle appeals and appellate work in my Utah county or city?
we service every county in utah
Lotus Appellate Law handles appeals throughout Utah, serving clients in all counties and courts across the state including:
- Salt Lake County: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, Draper, South Jordan
- Utah County: Provo, Orem, Lehi, Spanish Fork
- Davis County: Layton, Bountiful, Kaysville, Clearfield
- Weber County: Ogden, Roy, North Ogden, South Ogden
- Washington County: St. George, Hurricane, Washington, Ivins