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According to Brad Dacus—yes, the Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute, if you please—today's glorious decision by SCOTUS is nothing less than an outrage: “Today’s decision is an unmitigated disaster for democracy and constitutional interpretation. Justice Kennedy did not even attempt to explain what level of scrutiny he was relying upon to invalidate state laws that reflect the millennia-old marriage tradition.” [Emphasis added for ridicule.]
Justice Kennedy says same-sex couples ask for "Equal dignity in the eyes of the law," a right the Constitution grants
Upholding a right that has been concrete in Utah for more than a year, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples across the land can legally marry. The ruling arrived exactly one year and a day after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Denver, ruled that Utah’s ban on same sex marriage was unconstitutional.
A talking bear, a heroic dog and an infamous drug lord are among the subjects of new movies in Utah theaters this week. Seth MacFarlane's potty-mouthed sentient childhood toy returns in Ted 2 (pictured), which manages just enough
huge laughs to balance its pointless plot and icky ain't-I-a-naughty-boy gags.
I'm on vacation on the Right Coast, and my first stop is the Hamptons. This Long Island enclave is synonymous with New York City pretention a la Gwyneth Paltrow.
Professional cosplayers who dress for fun, events and charity
In case you haven't caught on to massive explosion that is cosplay, it's kind of a big deal right now. From simple vests and capes to form generic superheroes, to PVC piping and latex to build intricate designs of the most obscure characters, the creativity found in Utah is second to none.
Throughout her Urban Lounge concert on Tuesday, June 23, Australian Lenka played with a toy keyboard and a tambourine the size of a 10-year-old girl’s hand.
A stack of cash, assorted 20s and 100s, pulled from the pockets of cowboy-boot-wearing county commissioners from across Utah lay on a table at the Utah Senate building Wednesday, a testament to the lawmakers’ unwavering faith in one of their own and their unassailable belief that the justice system had done him wrong. For Phil Lyman, a San Juan County Commissioner convicted in May of conspiracy and driving on public lands closed to motor vehicles, Gov. Gary Herbert pledged $10,000.
