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Originalism and the Primacy Approach to the Utah Constitution

By Troy L. Booher on Posted in Commentary on Utah Law, Utah Appellate Practice, Zimmerman Jones Booher

The Utah Supreme Court has wavered in whether it will adopt originalism as the method of interpreting the Utah Constitution, but has been consistent in its employment of the primacy approach to addressing state constitutional issues. The primacy approach considers state constitutions to be the primary source of fundamental law, meaning that state judges first… Continue Reading

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By Troy L. Booher on Posted in Zimmerman Jones Booher

Thank you all for your patience.  We have now fixed the problem with the comments.  We are trying to retrieve the comments that were posted previously, and if we are successful, they should be visible soon.  We apologize for the problem, but it should be fixed going forward.

Welcome to Utah Appellate Blog

By Troy L. Booher on Posted in Zimmerman Jones Booher

And so begins so many things. A new law firm devoted to appellate practice - Zimmerman Jones Booher LLC A new appointment at the law school to teach appellate practice – Clinical Associate Professor of Law A new blog devoted to Utah appellate practice – Utah Appellate Blog The new law firm is the most exciting. … Continue Reading