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Utah Code § 77-36-1 defines domestic violence as “any criminal offense involving violence or physical harm or threat of violence or physical harm, or any attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit a criminal offense involving violence or physical harm, when committed by one cohabitant against another. Domestic violence also means commission or attempt to commit […]

Last time we discussed what the police are, from where they derive their power and some of your rights (5th and 6th amendments) when dealing with the police. This time I’d like to discuss the 4th amendment and your rights pertaining to searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment. Let’s start with the first part, “The […]

As I blogged earlier in June, the Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would not pursue deportation of certain young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children, and that qualifying immigrants could be eligible for work authorization. The big announcement, however, raised more questions than providing […]

“Bush era tax cuts,” it is a term you may have heard as of late from your favorite political pundit, presidential candidates, or around the water cooler. Like many, you may have asked yourself, “Self, what are these tax cuts of which many are speaking, and more importantly how do they effect me?” The phrase […]

As explained in an earlier post by attorney Tyler Moore, expungement is the process by which an individual with a criminal charge can, under specific criteria, apply to have any official government records of the charge — arrest, investigation, detention, and conviction — to be sealed. Expungement is a lengthy and arduous process in which […]