Utah Supreme Court

(Newser) - Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that expands Utah's Supreme Court from five justices to seven as frustration has mounted among Republican lawmakers over a string of defeats before the tribunal. Advocates for the change argued that it will improve the court's efficiency; legal experts said it...

(Newser) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, who has been serving 10 years to life for being an accessory to rape , was granted a new trial today, the Deseret News reports. The Utah Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the jury instructions delivered during Jeffs' 2007 trial were faulty. "We regret the...