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Top GOP lawmakers argue medical condition entitles state to prohibit transgender girls from playing girls’ sports
The state's top Republican lawmakers contend that it is a medical condition and not a discriminatory state law that entitles Arizona to bar transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.
Arizona advocates fear long-term impact of court’s discrimination ruling
Advocates say a Supreme Court ruling that struck down anti-discrimination protections will likely have little immediate impact in Arizona – beyond confusion – but they worry it opens the door to abuses down the road.
Horne urges judge to dismiss transgender girls’ bid to void law tied to sports
Arizona's school chief is urging a judge to dismiss a bid by two transgender girls to void a new state law that prohibits them from playing on teams designated for girls.
Hobbs orders agencies to eliminate all barriers that restrict employment
Newly sworn-in Gov. Katie Hobbs did something on her first day in office on Tuesday that hasn't been done since the last time Arizona had a Democratic governor: shield more Arizonans from discrimination -- at least in state government.
Hobbs damaged by Senate staffer verdict
A federal judge Tuesday denied a bid by the Senate to overturn a $2.75 million discrimination award against the Senate, leaving Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and state Democrats scrambling to blunt the effects of the verdict on her gubernatorial ambitions.
Judge gives Senate new trial on retaliation claim
The state Senate will get a new chance to escape at least some of the financial penalty imposed over the firing of a staffer.
Brnovich leads push to overturn Colorado anti-discrimination law
Arizona's top prosecutor is urging a federal appeals court to allow a Colorado woman and the company she owns to refuse to design a web site for a same-sex wedding.
Peeved judge orders fired Senate staffer, chamber to negotiate reinstatement
Fired state Senate employee Talonya Adams and an attorney for the Senate must spend Monday morning holed up in a room together to work out the details of Adams’ reinstatement, and not come out until they reach an agreement, an exasperated federal judge ordered Friday.
Senate staffer who won discrimination suit wants job back
A fired Senate staffer said Friday she hopes to go back to work even though it would mean working with – and for – some of the same people who a federal court jury said discriminated against her.
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, the Arizona Supreme Court’s majority decision in Brush & Nib Studio v. City of Phoenix is music to the ears.
Court: First Amendment trumps anti-discrimination ordinance
The Arizona Supreme Court says it’s not illegal for business owners to discriminate against a same-sex couple if it is against one’s religious beliefs.
Arizona Supreme Court to rule on discrimination case Monday
The Arizona Supreme Court will decide Monday how much leeway − if any − business owners have to refuse to serve certain customers based on religious beliefs. Officially the case is whether the city of Phoenix can enforce its ordinance which makes it illegal to discriminate in providing goods or services at places of public […]
