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July – September 2017
April – June 2017
- 06/28/2017 Groups present Hatch’s office with 1,000 letters, 5,000 signatures opposing health care bill — KSL.COM
- 06/27/2017 Letter: Disagree with Hatch — DESERET NEWS
- 06/26/2017 Mental Illness in Utah Jails: How Wait Times for Treatment Harm Inmates — UTAH PUBLIC RADIO
- 06/22/2017 Tattoo parlor ends lawsuit with HIV-positive student — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 06/20/2017 Advocate coalition says groups feel ignored by Hatch, Lee in AHCA deliberations — DESERET NEWS
- 06/13/2017 Agreement would speed treatment for Utah inmates deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 06/10/2017 Rally in Salt Lake City opposes replacing Affordable Care Act — FOX 13
- 06/04/2017 Op-Ed: Fixing a broken system that traps the mentally ill behind bars requires this missing piece — DESERET NEWS
- 05/13/2017 Op-Ed: AHCA will cost Utahns their health, maybe their lives — DESERET NEWS
- 05/07/2017 System-wide shortfalls lead to high rate of Utah jail deaths — STANDARD-EXAMINER
- 05/06/2017 Ranked high in suicides, Utah State Prison seeks to reduce solitary confinement — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 04/18/2017 Brother: Mentally ill man ‘snapped’ in Weber jail, harmed himself — STANDARD-EXAMINER
- 04/14/2017 Inmate dies while waiting for transfer to get mental health care — KUTV.COM
- 04/14/2017 Mentally incompetent man waiting for transfer to Utah State Hospital dies after injuring himself — DESERET NEWS
- 04/13/2017 Mentally incompetent Utah man dies in hospital after jail episode left him paralyzed — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 04/09/2017 Paralyzed inmate is the latest statistic in Utah’s mental health care crisis — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
January — March 2017
- 03/24/2017 Utahns on Medicaid relieved health care bill was put on hold — KUTV.COM
- 03/23/2017 Utah House delegation frustrated by no vote on health care, signals reluctance to try again — DESERET NEWS
- 03/21/2017 AHCA Could Have Deadly Consequences for Utah’s Most Vulnerable — VOICES FOR UTAH CHILDREN
- 03/20/2017 Settlement may be close in lawsuit over mentally ill inmates kept in jails — FOX 13 SLC
- 03/15/2017 Editorial: Utah takes a small step towards getting the mentally ill out of county jails — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 03/15/2017 Talks begin to reduce time mentally ill held in Utah jails — WJHL.COM
- 03/14/2017 State of Utah puts up funds to settle competency restoration lawsuit (political cornflakes) — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 03/13/2017 State of Utah puts up funds to settle competency restoration lawsuit — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 03/11/2017 Former DLC intern Eliza McIntosh’s story — UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- 03/11/2017 DLC partnered with others in 2000 for USU online course — DAILY HERALD
- 03/08/2017 Utah State Prison starts to improve solitary confinement conditions — CITY WEEKLY
- 03/01/2017 Proposed service animal registry would help ID growing number of companion pets in Utah — DESERET NEWS
- 02/02/2017 Good Landlord bill lifting felony ban advances to House floor — STANDARD-EXAMINER
- 02/02/2017 Papa John’s Pizza Will $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit — ATTORNEY PATRICIA DUDEK’S BLOG
- 01/30/2017 Papa John’s Pizza To Pay $125,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit — KURT A SCHARFENBERGER LAW OFFICES
- 01/30/2017 Bill that limits use of physical restraint of students by school employees moves to House — DESERET NEWS
- 01/30/2017 Papa John’s Pizza To Pay $125,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit — ABILITY CHICAGO INFO
- 01/27/2017 Papa John’s Pizza To Pay $125,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit — PUBLIC
- 01/26/2017 Papa John’s Pizza To Pay $125,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit — EEOC.GOV
- 01/22/2017 About Utah: No one complains about this lawyer’s bill — DESERET NEWS
- 01/19/2017 Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin feels like champion — CATHOLIC HERALD
- 01/16/2017 Editorial: Sheriff is right. The mentally ill should not be in jail — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 01/15/2017 Sheriff Jim Winder: Jail is a poor backstop for the mentally ill — SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 01/01/2017 Probe By Non-Profit’s Fair Housing Testers Leads To HUD Lawsuit Against Landlord — HOME EQUITY THEFT REPORTER
October — December 2016
- 12/26/2016 HUD: Landlord’s No-Pet Policy Violates the Fair Housing Act – DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON
- 12/20/2016 HUD Charges Utah Landlord With Discrimination Over Pet Policy – RENTAL HOUSING JOURNAL
- 12/19/2016 Utah Department of Corrections joins initiative to reduce number of prison inmates in solitary confinement – SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 12/16/2016 Voters Survey by Disability Law Center (DLC) – UTAH ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
- 12/16/2016 Good Will Toward Men: Four nonprofits that inspire and empower – UTAH BUSINESS
- 12/14/2016 HUD charges Utah landlords with discriminating against residents with disabilities – REAL ESTATE RAMA
- 12/14/2016 Utah woman with service animal, HUD file discrimination complaint against Salt Lake landlord – DESERET NEWS
- 12/13/2016 HUD charges SLC landlord in connection with discriminating against woman with disabilities – KSL
- 12/13/2016 HUD files charges of discrimination against SLC property owner and manager – SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
- 12/13/2016 HUD charges Utah landlords with discriminating against residents with disabilities – HUD.GOV
- 12/13/2016 Utah landlords charged with discrimination after denying assistance animal – ST. GEORGE NEWS
- 11/10/2016 Appeals court rejects Utah challenge of class-action suit – KUTV.COM
- 11/10/2016 Appeals court rejects Utah challenge of class-action suit – KSL.COM
- 11/10/2016 Appeals court rejects Utah challenge of class-action suit – THE WASHINGTON TIMES
- 11/10/2016 Appeals court rejects Utah challenge of class-action suit – MID UTAH RADIO
- 11/09/2016 Utah lawsuit on jail mental health backlog to go forward, US appeals court says – STANDARD EXAMINER
- 10/27/2016 National Week of Action Against School Pushout Wraps Up – DIGNITY IN SCHOOLS
- 10/24/2016 Fair Housing Testers, Non-Profit Disability Rights Group Bag Slick Landlord, Property Managers Who Allegedly Required Renter’s Healthcare Provider To Accept Responsibility For Any Property Damage – HOME EQUITY THEFT REPORTER
- 10/21/2016 National ‘Lift Us Up’ Event in Pittsburgh on Day 6 of the Week of Action! – DIGNITY IN SCHOOLS