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Gregg Leslie: A lifelong fight for the First Amendment
As the executive director of Arizona State University’s First Amendment Clinic, law professor Gregg Leslie has helped journalists navigate legal battles for decades. The clinic started in 2018, but Leslie’s […]
Can students and teachers protest during school hours?
Key Points: Anti-immigration protests over the past few weeks have included students and teachers walking out of class Legislators and some state officials have questioned if they should be using […]
Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
Key Points: Federal judge questions Pentagon’s censure of Sen. Mark Kelly Kelly’s attorneys argue Pentagon violated his First Amendment rights Judge Richard Leon will issue a ruling on the case […]
When state rhetoric collides with federal law, public safety suffers
Arizona has a long history of tension between state leaders and federal immigration enforcement. Disagreement over policy is nothing new — and in a constitutional system, it is expected. What […]
Erin Coyle: Arizona State University professor advocates for government transparency
Erin Coyle is a media law and ethics professor at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She worked as a city reporter in Dubuque, Iowa, […]
First Amendment Day and the insincerity of Rep. Lisa Fink
Earlier this month, on Constitution Day, LD27 Representative Lisa Fink submitted an opinion piece to The Arizona Capitol Times. Fink preached the importance of the separation of powers, enshrined in […]
Glendale panhandling law faces free speech legal challenge
Key Points: Glendale hit with federal lawsuit over panhandling, traffic ordinance Civil rights and First Amendment groups allege free speech violations Plaintiffs claim enforcement, language of the law to be […]
Proposed law to allow 10 Commandments in classrooms advances
A state lawmaker and congressional candidate said Tuesday it is because of Christianity that other religions have been allowed into the United States.
Criminalizing deepfakes will censor political speech
Serving a hard time for spoofing a politician is draconian. The Arizona legislature should have found a middle ground. Otherwise, this law restricts free expression. There is nothing more un-American than censoring criticism of politicians. The fear of emerging technologies is no excuse to trample free speech.Â
Judge rules No Labels can refuse to let candidates run under its banner
Arizonans can't run for office under the No Labels banner unless the party gives them permission.
Backpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering, jury deadlocks on 84 other counts
Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell sex ads, leading the judge to declare a mistrial.
Lawyers argue indicted Backpage employees sought to keep prostitution ads off site
A former executive and two operations managers for classified site Backpage.com worked vigorously to keep the platform free of ads for prostitution even as strategies on how to do so constantly shifted, their attorneys said Tuesday at a federal trial in Phoenix.
