Planned Parenthood asked Utah's Supreme Court to disqualify Justice John J. Nielsen from a hearing, pointing to his prior work with a pro‑life group.

The BLM has posted 35 Utah parcels — roughly 34,596 acres — for a possible oil-and-gas lease sale and opened a 30-day protest window that closes Aug. 21. Local groups and developers now have until 4 p.m. Mountain Time to file protests or comments.

A new Utah Foundation report urges earlier reentry planning, individualized case plans and metric changes to lower repeat prisonings while spotlighting high per‑inmate costs.