Sutherland Institute
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Breyer’s record on religious freedom
Among the critical issues that the justice who replaces Stephen Breyer will help decide is how religious freedom will be protected. How did Justice Breyer approach these issues during his service on the court?
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On matters of education choice, 2022 is not 2007
We can prioritize principles, emphasize evidence, and make the debate about how best to meet the learning needs of each child in a diverse and diversifying body of students.
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The civics of curriculum transparency
Curriculum transparency policy should be a balance of fulfilling the Legislature’s constitutional duty in public education and respecting the principle of local control in education.
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Arizona’s nondiscrimination legislation may build on Utah’s example
The Arizona proposal builds on Utah’s 2015 legislation but deals with new issues that have provoked religious freedom conflicts.
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Examining the Evidence on Vote by Mail
The evidence of history, politics, and scholarly research about vote by mail means we are not limited by anecdotes and hypotheticals.
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The Supreme Court and the recognition of new rights
While the interpretation of the term “liberty” in the Constitution is still somewhat unsettled, it is clear that the Supreme Court will still consider claims for new rights protected by the Constitution.
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A preliminary analysis of ranked-choice voting in Utah
The new voting process has significant implications for voting in Utah that are worth examining from the perspective of the evidence and the data – particularly for their potential impact on public trust in the institution of voting.
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Polarization prevents healthy debate and learning. Can we change this?
Love compels us to break the habit of politicizing every issue and depersonalizing each other. It causes us to see each other as having inherent worth no matter our political or policy views — and that changes everything.
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Cox’s defense of voting by mail highlights the need to focus on facts
The need for better information is made more urgent by the fact that vote by mail is an extension of one of our most basic civic institutions: voting. Utah policymakers and the public deserve the best information available, especially when…
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2 concepts that beefed up the Supreme Court’s influence
The Supreme Court’s influence today – a far cry from its beginning – is due in no small measure to the development of the principle of precedent and the power of judicial review.