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Supreme Court appeal route proposed for facial challenges; committee advances bill to the floor
Summary
Senate Bill 204 would create an express right to appeal to the Utah Supreme Court when a court issues an injunction preventing a statute from taking effect on the ground that the statute is facially unconstitutional. Sponsor Senator Brammer said the route accelerates resolution of pure legal questions and avoids indefinite injunctions; the Utah
Senator Brammer presented Senate Bill 204, which would provide an express appellate path to the Utah Supreme Court when a district court grants a preliminary injunction that prevents a statute or legislative action from taking effect on the ground the statute is facially unconstitutional.
Brammer said the bill focuses on facial challenges — disputes about whether a statute is unconstitutional on its face rather than as applied in a particular…
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