A conservative non-profit that last year won a First Amendment victory at the U.S. Supreme Court for a Gilbert pastor is now challenging the free speech policy of Paradise Valley Community College.
Read More »Group challenges Paradise Valley college’s free speech policy
Prisoner rights magazine files suit over alleged censorship 
A monthly magazine dedicated to prisoner rights is suing the Arizona Department of Corrections, claiming it has an overly broad censorship policy and illegally censored four editions of the publication in 2014.
Read More »Investor group says APS subpoena would violate First Amendment 
Issuing a subpoena to force disclosure of potential Arizona Public Service election spending opens up a host of legal and policy issues, a utility investor group argued.
Read More »Gay marriage settled, but political fights remain 
Arguing it would strengthen rather than diminish the institution of marriage, a divided U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in America.
Read More »Watchdog group prepares to sue Corporation Commission over public records 
A national government watchdog group has hired a lawyer and is prepared to sue the Arizona Corporation Commission to compel the release of public records.
Read More »New plan to withhold names in police shootings could lead to further delays
Law enforcement unions are revising their proposal to temporarily withhold the names of officers involved in shootings, but the change could mean a longer wait than their initial 90-day proposal.
Read More »Unions propose delay in revealing names of officers involved in shootings
The public would have to wait 90 days to learn the names of police officers involved in shootings under a measure proposed by Arizona law enforcement associations.
Read More »Teacher claims he was blackballed for anti-Common Core comments 
A Tucson-area teacher filed suit today claiming high-ranking Department of Education staffers called him an offensive name, documented their misgivings in his file and blackballed him for a public tirade against Common Core.
Read More »News groups seek lethal injection information
Several news organizations have filed a lawsuit against Arizona that says the public has a First Amendment right to information about its execution protocols.
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Arizona, other states retaliate against ‘revenge porn’
Sparked by a new law approved by the California legislature this fall, Arizona is one of several states where lawmakers are proposing bills to criminalize “revenge porn.”