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Since the state’s attorney general hasn’t expressed interest in filing litigation against the city of Phoenix after an unlawful firearms transfer, Republican lawmakers are asking a conservative county attorney to...
Phoenix repeals Ukraine gun transfer ordinance after shipping firearmsÂ
The Phoenix City Council recently repealed an ordinance that the state’s attorney general determined as unlawful after complaints from Republican lawmakers prompted an investigation. Councilmembers repealed an ordinance they recently...
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Judge: ‘Clean Zone’ ordinance violates First Amendment
Supreme Court got it right, Phoenix violated speech rights
A state court isn’t typically where you’d turn for a dose of inspirational poetry. But once in a while, there’s an exception to every rule. For anyone interested in freedom,...
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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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AZ Supreme Court to hear Phoenix anti-discrimination case
Phoenix: Gay discrimination case about commerce, not 1st Amendment
Arizona court rules for city on same-sex wedding invitations
An Arizona court on Thursday upheld Phoenix’s anti-discrimination ordinance, denying a wedding invitation business owners’ challenge that the local law violates their freedom of religion by compelling them to cater...
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Judge: County now lacks zoning law for pot shops
A judge has ruled that Maricopa County now doesn’t have an enforceable zoning ordinance limiting where medical marijuana dispensaries can be located. Superior Court Judge Michael Gordon’s recent ruling supplements...
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Anti-discrimination rule earns Phoenix top score in LGBT equality index
(Cronkite News Service photo by Christopher Leone) After adding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and disabled residents to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance in February, Phoenix earned a...
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Lawmaker ready to try again for state ban on texting while driving
Tucson set to require new commercial developments to harvest rainwater
TUCSON – Rain falling on the roof of this new QuikTrip gas station trickles into pipes that water willow acacia trees and native shrubs. The parking lot slopes, directing water...
