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Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium, Goldwater Institute, City of Phoenix, Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, NFL, The Clean Zone, constitutional rights, Margaret T. Hance Park, Super Bowl Experience, downtown Phoenix, signage
Jan 13, 2023

Goldwater Institute files lawsuit against Phoenix over ‘Clean Zone’ blanketing tied to Super Bowl downtown

Attorneys from the Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit against the City of Phoenix alleging First Amendment violations over the implementation of a “Clean Zone” blanketing downtown and banning temporary signage within the city before, during and after the Super Bowl.  

social media, First Amendment, Instagram, students, K-12, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, First Amendment, Grant Woods, Janet Napolitano, K-12 students, Supreme Court, Arizona School Administrators Association,
Jan 13, 2023

Court backs schools over social media posts

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit unanimously ruled school districts reserve the right to discipline and expel students for content posted on social media, so long as the post creates a substantial disruption in schooling and collides with the rights of other students.  

immigration, border, children, U.S.-Mexico border, Immigration and Nationality Act, First Amendment, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Amendment, Trump, Biden, National Origins Act of 1924, Congress, immigration, Mexico, Central America, South America
Jan 9, 2023

US law based on anti-Latino racism fuels immigration fight

As thousands of children were taken from their parents at the southern border during a Trump administration crackdown on illegal crossings, a federal public defender in San Diego set out to find new strategies to go after the longstanding deportation law fueling the family separations.

Ward, Trump, GOP, Twitter, Hobbs, Brnovich, tweet, campaign, election, gubernatorial, Center for Internet Security, Arizona Republican Party, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia, Arizona, Lake, state bar
Dec 6, 2022

Ward wants Brnovich to investigate Hobbs’ office contacting Twitter

The head of the Arizona Republican Party, Kelli Ward, wants Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate whether Democrat Katie Hobbs used her official position "to suppress free speech.''

ballot harvesting, subpoena, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Trump, Biden, Lake, Hobbs, election workers, ballots, election deniers, insurrection, U.S. Capitol, Justice Department, Maricopa County
Nov 2, 2022

Clean Elections USA won’t appeal ruling limiting ballot box watching

Clean Elections USA will not appeal a late Tuesday ruling by a federal judge blocking most of what it can do while watching ballot boxes.

ballot watchers, Yavapai County, election fraud, Judge Michael Liburdi, League of Women Voters, Clean Elections USA, Protect Democracy Project, Assistant Attorney General Michael Stewart, Voting Rights Act, election, ballots, drop boxes, Arizona Association of Retired Americans
Oct 31, 2022

Judge gives group another chance to try to restrain ballot watchers

The federal judge who refused last week to block the activities of those watching drop boxes agreed Monday to give another group a chance to convince him to restrain their actions.

election, ballot boxes, lawsuit, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Liburdi, Voto Latino, Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, ballot harvesting, Clean Elections USA, Protect Democracy, Yavapai County, Maricopa County
Oct 28, 2022

Federal judge rejects plea to block ballot box watchers

A federal judge rejected a request for a preliminary injunction against a ballot box watcher organization in a ruling on Friday.

Oct 21, 2022

New law makes panhandling in Glendale iffy

Panhandlers in Glendale could face civil or criminal charges for asking for money within 25 feet of any business, 50 feet of a bank or ATM, as well as on any public transportation or at any bus stop, on a traffic median, from cars stopped at intersection, on private property or on any public property if they are deemed “aggressive.”  

police, videotaping, Kavanagh, Bowers, ACLU, First Amendment, media
Sep 14, 2022

Limits on videotaping police won’t take effect this year

The restrictions on videotaping police are not going to take effect, at least not this year.

crime victims, survivors, House bill
Aug 23, 2022

Lawsuit claims new law making videotaping police activity criminal is unconstitutional

A new Arizona law making it a crime to videotape police activity is unconstitutional and should be blocked from taking effect, a coalition of news organizations is arguing.

Ward, election, ballot tabulators, vote centers, general election, Richer, GOP, Arizona Democratic Party, voting, voters, Alexander Kolodin, Court of Appeals, Australian Ballot System, Mohave County, Arizona Constitution
Aug 12, 2022

Attorney: Ward can’t legally block phone records leading up to insurrection

State GOP chair Kelli Ward has no legal right to block a U.S. House committee from getting her phone records about her activities leading up to the Jan. 6th insurrection, an attorney for the government is telling a federal judge.

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Jul 12, 2022

Court upholds Arizona prisons’ ban on explicit materials for inmates

A federal appeals court Friday upheld the Arizona prison system’s ban on sexually explicit material for inmates, rejecting claims by a censored prison magazine publisher that the policy violates the First Amendment.

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