However, in May 2012 Judge James Taylor ruled that while Price had lived in Coleman's home after their marriage ended, their relationship at the time of his death failed to meet Utah ’ s standard for a common-law marriage.

In June 2012, the U. S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against government officials in Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah, for alleged civil rights violations, including acting as de-facto agents for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-a Mormon sect that split off in order to continue the practice of polygamy-denying ex-members and non-members of the Church access to everything from police services to housing and utilities.

On July 2, 2012, the Hawks traded small forward Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for point guard Devin Harris.

In the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs defeated the eighth-seeded Utah Jazz, four games to none.

As of 2012, the Jazz are the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in the state of Utah.

On draft night of 2012, the team re-acquired forward Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a four-team deal that also sent Mo Williams and Furkan Aldemir, their 2012 draftee, to the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets respectively.

Part of the route for the final two stages of the 2012 Tour of Utah cycling race went through downtown Kamas.

A large park northwest of Utah State Route 138 is being developed and will open in 2012.

Smith was scheduled to perform at the Draper Amphitheater of Draper, Utah, on July 24, 2012.

However, a Utah resident Todd Ouzts filed a complaint on July 16, 2012 saying that a concert show that is " conflated with prayer and worship " should remain in church or private property, not " public's backyard.

The triumvirate of Duncan-Parker-Ginóbili entered the 2012 NBA Playoffs well-rested and healthy, and the Spurs swept the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers 4 – 0 in the first two rounds.

SkyWest announced that it will fly in a partnership with American Eagle on behalf of American Airlines which will commence on November 15, 2012. aircraft was commandeered by a SkyWest employee on leave, and substantially damaged at the Saint George Municipal Airport in St. George, Utah, USA.

War and Diplomacy: The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and the Treaty of Berlin ( University of Utah Press ; 2012 ) 610 pages, ISBN 978-1-60781-150-3.

As well, two IHL franchises have been relaunched in the ECHL since the IHL's demise, those being the Utah Grizzlies ( formerly the Lexington Men O ' War ) in 2005 and the expansion Orlando Solar Bears in 2012.

On September 23, 2012, Packer dedicated the Brigham City Utah Temple.

As of 2012, the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico had a total population of 51, 797, 185 out of 313, 000, 000 nationwide, or 16. 5 % of the US population.

The showcase has been hosted in Columbus, Georgia ( 2005 ), Fayetteville, North Carolina ( 2006 ), Sioux Falls, South Dakota ( 2007 ), Boise, Idaho ( 2008 ), Orem, Utah ( 2009 ), Boise, Idaho ( 2010 ), South Padre Island, Texas ( 2011 ), and Reno, Nevada in 2012 and 2013.

The LDS church eventually agreed to cap the number of missionary deferments it sought for members in any one state ; however, this generally did not stop LDS missionaries who lived outside Utah ( such as 2008 and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney ) from receiving deferments with relative ease.

The film premiered at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA.

As of 2012, the only states not represented with winners are Nevada and Utah.

* 2012: " Bioelectromagnetics and Implantable Devices " group in University of Utah, USA develops an efficient multi-Coil telemetry system for power and data transfer in biomedical Implants.

Tooele Chemical Demilitarization Facility at Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah finished disposal on January 21, 2012.

* Jeremy Evans, NBA player with the Utah Jazz and 2012 Slam Dunk Champion

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, a former teammate of Flutie's, executed a drop kick late on an extra point attempt in the fourth quarter of the 2012 Pro Bowl ; the kick fell short.

In May 2012 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest LDS denomination, dedicated a temple in the Shoal Creek area of Kansas City North.

Their ninth studio album, Saints of Los Angeles, was released on June 24, 2008, certified Gold album in January 2012.

The Saints lost Saturday, January 14, 2012 in the Divisional round in the playoffs against the San Francisco 49ers in Candlestick Park.

After a lengthy investigation conducted by the National Football League's security department, the league alleged on March 2, 2012 that 22 to 27 defensive players on the New Orleans Saints maintained a " pay for performance " program that included " bounty " payments administered by then-defensive coordinator Gregg Williams during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.

On March 3, 2012, Benson addressed the bounty payments controversy on the Saints ' website, stating, " I have been made aware of the NFL ’ s findings relative to the “ Bounty Rule ” and how it relates to our club.

On May 2, 2012 it was announced that four players who played for the team between 2009 and 2011 would receive suspensions for their alleged participation in " Bountygate ": Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma ( 16 games ), Saints defensive lineman Will Smith ( 4 games ), former Saints / current Browns linebacker Scott Fujita ( 3 games ), and former Saints / current Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove ( 8 games ).

However on July 26, 2012 Jonathan Vilma and seven witnesses from the Saints testified in front of a federal judge in New Orleans that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell got his facts wrong in the bounty scandal.

Saints All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees made a controversial tweet on June 20, 2012 stating, " If NFL fans were told there were " weapons of mass destruction " enough times, they'd believe it.

When Offensive Tackle Willie Roaf was selected in 2012, he became the second player whose time with the Saints contributed to his selection.

The Aytoun campus will be closed during 2012 when the new Business School opens on the All Saints Campus.

The new Manchester Metropolitan University Business School ( MMUBS ) has been built on the All Saints Campus and will move from its current location at the Aytoun Campus in 2012.

Lewes Cinema, previously based at All Saints, intend to resume film showing at a new venue in autumn 2012.

On April 13, 2012, it was announced that Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, had purchased the franchise from the NBA for $ 338 million.

Despite a 2 – 0 Boxing Day home win over Crystal Palace, the Saints ' poor form continued into the new year, where they were dubbed by the media as having a ' New Years Hangover ', entering 2012 with a 3 – 0 away defeat to South coast rivals Brighton, which saw talisman Rickie Lambert sent off with a straight red card.

After much speculation about the player, on 10 June 2012, the official club website announced the completion of the £ 7 million signing of Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez, Saints ' first signing of their top flight return.

In 2012 the Saints returned to the Premier League and in doing so recorded their biggest attendance on 28 April against Coventry City of 32, 363.

On 31 May 2012, All Saints ' Church, Boughton Aluph held a concert to celebrate Deller's 100th birthday.

Despite Buffet's partnership with the Dolphins, Buffet is a diehard New Orleans Saints fan, having attended the team's first game at Tulane Stadium in 1967 and later had Saints head coach Sean Payton serve as an honorary member of the Coral Reefer Band at a concert in New Orleans on April 1, 2012, in protest of Payton's suspension by the NFL as a result of the Saints ' bounty scandal.

In July 2012 Ansar Dine, a strict Islamic sect, demolished mausoleums of the saints in Timbuktu, the " City of 333 ( Sufi ) Saints " and desecrated the Sidi Yahya Mosque.