Civics Initiative
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Americans must uphold court’s role even amid controversy
The court’s role in our system is too important to sacrifice over policy disagreements.
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Sutherland Institute statement on Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center
SALT LAKE CITY June 24, 2022—Today the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling in the controversial case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center. Sutherland Institute believes this unprecedented moment – a court ruling previously leaked while in…
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Juneteenth helps complete our season of patriotism
Strong and deeply rooted patriotism requires opportunities for both civic humility and civic celebration – the acknowledgment of shortcomings in our community, state and nation while also honoring achievements. Juneteenth contributes to both, and that is why it helps complete…
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Release of opinions may be least dramatic part of this Supreme Court term
Dozens of decisions have yet to hit the court’s website during the last days of this term – shortly after the attempted murder of a justice for only the second time in the top court’s history.
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Insights into civics education from UVU’s ‘State of Civics’ report
Educators’ survey responses point out the need to emphasize civics in elementary grades, improve civics standards, and increase resources for civics teachers.
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The war in Ukraine and American exceptionalism
We should care about events in the world around us and strive to understand them, because if we don’t, we will eventually forfeit our place as leaders of the world.
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Scholars scrutinize civics and history in Utah’s higher ed institutions
Constructive criticism is part of the spirit of higher learning – and an opportunity for higher education institutions to confirm or rebuild (as the case may be) the public’s trust in them.
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Oral arguments give public a peek at Supreme Court’s work
Since the arguments are made available, in transcripts and recordings, to the public, they also provide an opportunity for citizens to gain some familiarity with the issues in a case and to better understand the legal questions the court will…
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Dissent? Per curiam? Syllabus? Here’s how to read a Supreme Court decision
The risk of not being able to understand a Supreme Court opinion is that third parties will become the sole source of information on what the court does.
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Pending abortion ruling is an opportunity to build our civic character
It’s easy to follow the path of viewing someone who disagrees with you as short on intelligence or morality. It takes depth of character to take the road less traveled.