A Salt Lake City Councilman no longer had criminal charges hanging over his head when he attended Tuesday’s council meeting. Soren Simonsen was cleared on Monday for allegedly breaking into the cottage of his former business partner, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, his legal troubles may not be over.
A federal judge has put the brakes on an illegal immigration enforcement law that went into effect today, following a lawsuit from the ACLU and National Immigration Law Center. HB 497 requires local law enforcement to check the citizenship status of anyone suspected of a felony or Class A misdemeanor, and makes that optional for lesser offenses. Salt Lake City Police Chief Burbank has continually opposed the legislation, but says with today’s injunction, there will at least be some much-needed discussion about how officers are expected to implement the law.
The Utah Attorney General’s office will appeal a judge’s finding that Debra Brown is innocent of a murder she was convicted of in 1995. Spokesman Paul Murphy notes that it’s the first time ever someone in Utah has been found factually innocent after being convicted by a jury.
The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments today in the case against a young woman who allegedly paid a man to beat her to induce a miscarriage. They were to help the court determine what qualifies as an abortion under Utah Law. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
A bill that prevents victims of medical malpractice from suing a hospital for employing an unqualified doctor cleared the House last night. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, some lawmakers say it prevents lawsuits that would cause health care costs to surge, while others say it weakens oversight.
A year after former Utah Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, he pleaded guilty Wednesday to a class B misdemeanor. Paul Parker with the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office says he was awarded no special treatment.
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