Insights
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
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Does the Utah Constitution recognize a broad right to abortion?
The Utah Supreme Court has just concluded oral arguments in a challenge to the state’s abortion regulations.
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History of parent-driven education: Part 6 – Vouchers, ESAs and pre-pandemic private-school choice
Even before the pandemic, education savings accounts and other types of education choice policies were gaining ground.
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Wisconsin says Catholic charity group isn’t religious enough
If the government gets to decide what religious organizations are “religious enough,” it could use that authority to privilege some religious beliefs over others.
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Religious people shouldn’t avoid the public square
Some of the most prominent conflicts created by the COVID pandemic response involved worship.
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Why Congress can’t deliver on education policy
Congress was never intended to implement sweeping policies on education minutiae involving person-centric, one-on-one interaction between students, teachers, parents and school boards.
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How the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act could help this Utah nurse
Shalayna’s story as a working nurse sheds light on a common problem for Utah’s pregnant and postpartum healthcare workers.
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History of parent-driven education: Part 5 – Charter schools and pre-pandemic public-school choice
Education choice is now available to more parents of all backgrounds, which reflects public school choice’s early bipartisan beginnings.
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act helps support families
We take a deeper look into how the bill came to be, its benefits and possible unintended consequences, and its implications for employers.
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History of parent-driven education: Part 4 – The rise of the modern home-schooling movement
The advent of modern home school – a radical reform for the time in which it began – grew from roots in both the political left and conservative Christian movements during the 1960s and ’70s.
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How a ruling on Amish water disposal signifies protection for all of us
The strength of our commitment to constitutional values is shown by our willingness to extend their protections to unfamiliar and controversial practices.