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Red Flag Laws And Procedural Due Process: Analyzing Proposed Utah Legislation, John R. Richardson
Red Flag Laws And Procedural Due Process: Analyzing Proposed Utah Legislation, John R. Richardson
Utah Law Review
In this Note, I analyze the validity of criticism against red flag laws based on procedural due process. I proceed as follows: In Part I, I discuss the background of red flag laws, the different versions passed among states, and the few constitutional challenges brought thus far. In Part II, I analyze the statutes’ validity under federal due process standards. I then specifically examine proposed Utah bills that failed to pass in previous legislative sessions. While providing recommendations, I argue that the legislation would likely pass constitutional muster. In Part III, I conclude that red flag laws are generally constitutional …