A legislative effort to ban no-knock warrants in Arizona is destined to die in committee, but the bill’s sponsor is hopeful that a new Arizona Supreme Court task force can help address the same concerns.
Read More »Court task force to examine no-knock raids
Court task force refocuses on disinformation 
Shortly after the Arizona Supreme Court created a task force on countering disinformation in 2019, its members realized their approach was a losing battle.
Read More »School task force offers ways to prevent violence
Arizona schools need everything from tip lines to alternatives to detention if they want to promote a safe environment and reduce violence, according to a new report released November 18.
Read More »Don’t defund police; eliminate qualified immunity
The big picture is this: the fragmented impact of piecemeal defunding may not result in conclusive reform, dampening much of the momentum of the reform movement accelerated by George Floyd’s death.
Read More »Supreme Court for now stays out of police immunity debate
The U.S. Supreme Court is for now declining to get involved in an ongoing debate by citizens and in Congress over policing, rejecting cases Monday that would have allowed the justices to revisit when police can be held financially responsible ...
Read More »Era of the knee on our neck must end
America has to come together. What happened to Mr. Floyd has to stop. The era of the knee on the neck of people of color must end. Only when criminals, on either side of the protests, are held accountable will our nation advance toward a more perfect union.
Read More »Ducey won’t renew statewide curfew, National Guard still on duty
Arizonans are now free to stay out all night if they want without fear of arrest.
Read More »Curfew OK for conservatives who opposed stay-at-home order 
Conservatives in the Arizona Legislature who held Gov. Doug Ducey’s feet to the fire over his COVID-19 stay-at-home order have had few qualms with the curfew he ordered in response to looting at a Scottsdale mall, despite his promises that ...
Read More »Left, right seek limit to immunity in police brutality cases 
If you or a family member has been injured in an auto accident or diagnosed with mesothelioma, a barrage of television ads will remind you that you can sue. But if a police officer shoots you, sics a dog on ...
Read More »Black lawmaker calls BLM a terrorist organization 
The only African American Republican in the Arizona Legislature told a conservative radio host that the Black Lives Matter movement is a terrorist organization. “This is my thought on Black Lives Matter – first of all, it’s a terrorist organization ...
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