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Judge tosses out bid by family sexual abuse survivors to sue church for failing to report to police
A Cochise County Superior Court judge has thrown out a bid by two survivors of family sexual abuse to sue the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and two of its bishops for failing to report to police what they may have known of the incidents.
House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security
House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
Bill would aim to stop electronic gas stealing, some lawmakers say it’s not needed
State lawmakers are moving to put a kibosh on one electronic method of stealing increasingly expensive gasoline, but not everyone is convinced that SB 1177 is needed, given that the theft of gasoline itself already is a crime.
GOP lawmakers block vote on whether state should ratify ERA
Republican lawmakers have once again blocked a vote on whether Arizona should ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment.
Kern’s bill would target judges who sanction attorneys
A Glendale state senator who calls reports of a riot on Jan. 6, 2021, "a sham'' is now going after judges who sanction attorneys for filing what he believes are "good faith'' claims on behalf of clients.
Drug trafficking homicide bill fails in House Judiciary committee
For the second year in a row, a bill that would establish homicide charges to individuals who sell drugs that contribute to a person’s death will not become law.
Push to remake criminal justice laws hits snag in House
Several bills to revamp criminal justice in Arizona appear to be on life support after the Republican House Judiciary chair decided to hold a trio of bills in retaliation to his own bill being held.
Hearing on fetal resuscitation bill used to demonstrate ‘our different world views’
A bill seeking to repeal a 2017 law requiring life-saving measures for fetuses delivered alive failed to pass out of the House Judiciary Committee today, an outcome predicted by the bill’s sponsor long before two hours of debate that she sought to avoid.
Bill proposes municipal judges face retention election
Saying magistrates can be squeezed politically, a House panel voted Wednesday to all but strip city councils of their ability to fire them.
Racially-charged comments lead to Stringer’s removal as criminal justice reform committee chairman
Rep. David Stringer on Friday was stripped of his chairmanship of the House Sentencing and Recidivism Reform Committee after again making inflammatory comments about race and immigration.
Farnsworth remains silent on killing popular court bills
Republican Rep. Eddie Farnsworth single-handedly ended much of the Arizona Supreme Court’s legislative efforts at giving poor people a break in the justice system.
Bill advances to allow liquor stores next to schools and churches
Stores that sell beer, wine and liquor could spring up next to churches and schools under the terms of legislation approved March 18 by the House Judiciary Committee.
