August 11, 2026

A victory for Jestina Clayton…and for economic liberty.

The scales of justice have tilted in favor of the liberty and the little guy. With his ruling from the US District Court of Utah, Judge David Sam has found that the Utah law that prevented Jestina Clayton from braiding hair for a living was unconstitutional. [cont…]

Big Hair Strikes Back: Utah’s Hair Braiding Regulations Fail the Laugh Test.

The hair-stylist industrial complex strikes back, and the little guy (or gal) is the loser. There are many things that government should do. Is regulating hair braiding one of them? It’s almost as bad an idea as government raising the cost of rental housing. But Democratic state legislator Karen Mayne thinks it is a good idea. […]