Tag: Paul McMurdie
Court aims to end racial bias in jury selection with new rules
Arizona is about to become the first state in the nation to eliminate the ability of attorneys to strike prospective jurors based on what may only be hunches, a practice...
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Religious matters forbidden for courts, judges rule
The question of whether Mormons are “Christians” may be a thought-provoking debate for theologians. But the state Court of Appeals is warning Arizona judges to stay away from such issues....
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Court rules private cell phones can contain public records
(Note: This story comes from the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting through a Creative Commons license. AZCIR is a nonprofit investigative newsroom.) In a ruling last week, the Arizona Court of Appeals...
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Arizona governor appoints Paul McMurdie to appeals court
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to an open seat on the Arizona Court of Appeals. Judge Paul McMurdie was appointed to the seat...
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Investigators must tread lightly while following paper trail of attorney
Agents with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office had a sticky problem when they walked out of lobbyist Gary Husk’s office on Jan. 27, 2012, with documents and computer data seized...
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AG opinion says SRP must comply with public records law
Salt River Project has filed documents in Maricopa County Superior Court arguing that it is exempt from the state’s public record laws because it is not technically a public body....