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Court: use of secret juries does not violate law
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that courts’ routine use of secret juries does not violate state law or the First Amendment.
High court to hear keeping juror names secret
The Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments April 19 on whether the public has a right to know who’s on a jury, so long as there’s not a compelling state interest to withhold those names.
Sen. Wendy Rogers, censured, stands nearly alone
The Senate voted 24-3 to censure Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, today after she advocated for building gallows to hang and “make an example” out of traitors and threatened to “destroy” the […]
AG clears Ducey of illegal electioneering allegation
Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich ended the investigation into Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, saying he did not violate state law when he encouraged small business leaders to vote no on Proposition 208 last year.
Jack Daniels: dog toy with ‘juvenile bathroom humor’ violates trademark
A major whiskey manufacturer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stop an Arizona firm from producing a dog toy that the company's attorneys say associates its "image of sophistication'' with "juvenile bathroom humor.''
Governor says he’ll protect right to assemble
Gov. Doug Ducey is defending indoor political rallies with thousands of people without masks even as he admitted the only way Arizona will stop the upward trend of infections is if people mask up and stay home.
Constitution and democracy mandate separation of church, state
Once again, Center for Arizona Policy peddles its myths in an attempt to turn America from a democracy to a theocracy. The communications specialist miscommunicates in the April 24 editorial […]
Court ruling ends suit to challenge 2016 law on Israel
A federal appeals court on Monday quashed an injunction that kept Arizona from enforcing a law designed to use the state's economic power to keep firms from boycotting Israel and companies that operate there.
New, misplaced sensitivity about privacy evolving in society
Like it or not, people do not have a right to privacy that protects them from being photographed in public areas, especially when they are doing something newsworthy.
Arizona prisons ban book on black men in the justice system
The American Civil Liberties Union called on the Arizona Department of Corrections this week to rescind the ban on "Chokehold: Policing Black Men." The book by Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, examines law enforcement and mass incarceration through its treatment of African American men.
Easter offends the overly-sensitive, but not the Constitution
Reasonable people can of course differ on whether or in what manner our officials should acknowledge religious holidays and traditions in their public comments. But not every political dispute is a constitutional question, and such disagreements are best addressed through the democratic means of discussion and debate – not unilaterally settled by unelected judges.
Arizona appeals decision to strike law banning state contractors from boycotting Israel
Attorneys for the state want a federal appeals court to allow it to deny public contracts to those who boycott Israel, saying Arizona has a legitimate interest in denying support to the Palestine Liberation Army and its "unsavory -- and frequently murderous -- ends.''
