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Tag: Freedom of speech

Artistic freedom for all is a right that needs protection

When Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski met, they would never have imagined they would be heading to the Arizona Supreme Court because of a Phoenix law that threatens jail time and criminal fines if...

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Free-speech ruling in Trump Twitter case echoes in Arizona debate

Raghunathan Srinivasan’s online interactions with Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, started off innocently enough. First it was emails expressing concern about efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act – Srinivasan’s 4-year-old...

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Bill would ban college free speech zones

State lawmakers will decide whether those who have something to say on college and university campuses can be told when and where they can say it. The proposal by Rep....

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Ariz. bill against ‘annoying’ online comments to get change

Arizonans venturing online may have to think twice before leaving a comment on a website. Words that someone could view as “annoying” or “offensive” on Facebook or Twitter, for example,...

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New restrictions OK’d for Arizona Capitol protests

[caption id="attachment_34108" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An immigrants' rights supporter protests in front of the Capitol Police at the State Capitol in Phoenix Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Jack...

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Protecting the freedom to speak (and to annoy politicians)

The U.S. and Arizona constitutions are meant to limit government power, but these limits are meaningless unless judges enforce them. Enforcing constitutional limits is the essence of judicial engagement. A...

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US Supreme Court hears campaign funding arguments

The front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday whether Arizona’s Clean Elections system can...

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Legislature swiftly passes, Brewer signs bill to restrict funeral protests

[caption id="attachment_32720" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Gov. Jan Brewer, seen here at her recent inauguration, signed SB1101 Tuesday evening, limiting protests at the upcoming funerals of Saturday's shooting victims. (Photo by Evan...

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Martin caught in a case of political hypocrisy

The cloud of irony surrounding Dean Martin on June 8 was so thick that it must have been difficult for him to see how quickly his campaign was swirling down...

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Capitol Quotes: June 11, 2010

‘The leadership that passed this bill was not thinking religiously — they were thinking politically.’ — Sen. Paula Aboud, a Democrat from Tucson. “S1070 tells me that I cannot help...

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Arizona to respond Monday in campaign funding case

Arizona officials face a Monday morning deadline to file a response to a request asking the U.S. Supreme Court payment to block the state’s payment of extra campaign money to...

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