Sutherland Institute
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Defending Ideas celebrates 50th episode
Defending Ideas reaches key milestone in 50th episode. Here are some highlights.
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The secret recording of Alito reveals something — but not about Alito
Cooler heads have not prevailed. Instead, gossip and eavesdropping masquerading as news have been treated in some media outlets as a story worthy of sustained interest.
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Questions to candidates in debates reflect high interest in education choice
In both the gubernatorial and attorney general debates, candidates were asked about the lawsuit challenging Utah’s universal education choice program.
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Q&A: Mail-in voting and Utah’s election process
How is Utah ensuring transparency and security in its elections? Sutherland’s Derek Monson has the answers.
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Where could the success sequence fit in Utah academic standards?
Sutherland is reviewing the Utah Academic Standards and curriculum to find ways to bring this information to students in their prime decision-making years.
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Justice Alito is right to not recuse over flag flap
The court’s role is not to deliver on the policy goals or political aims of other branches of government. The justices are charged with interpreting and applying the Constitution and other laws as written.
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Ruling on teacher’s firing shows how clear laws could help keep religious entities out of court
Appeals court cites “ministerial exception” in a dispute between a former teacher and a Catholic high school in North Carolina.
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Policy objections to scholarship program don’t affect its constitutionality
The state courts are a forum for legal and constitutional reasoning, not a second chance for failed lobbying.
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Appeal to heaven? There’s a much richer history behind the Pine Tree Flag
The history behind the Pine Tree Flag should be a source of appreciation, not controversy.
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Public schools may fall off a spending cliff as pandemic school funds end
The federal government gave $190 billion to public school across the nation to mitigate the challenges of the pandemic and its aftermath. But the relief funds are soon ending.