Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Utah
is the rights of an individual more important than an orderly society
Asked on 10/24/12, 12:58 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman
Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman
Both are important, and neither automatically trumps the other.
Legislatures wrestle with this question all the time. Many statutes reflect a balance the legislature struck between these two interests. And where statutes don't clearly resolve a particular dispute, courts must often do the same thing.
Answered on 10/24/12, 4:23 pm