Republican lawmakers have once again blocked a vote on whether Arizona should ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Bill would require sex offenders to divulge their crimes on social media 
Imagine logging on to Facebook one day and trolling a friend’s page for new photos and status updates, and finding instead a notice that he is a registered sex offender.
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