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Mike Liburdi: Takes flight on political law
From a young age, Mike Liburdi knew he either wanted to work in politics or make a living as a pilot. In the end, he choose law school, the more pragmatic option, that would propel him into Arizona politics.
Joe Kanefield, Ballard Spahr
Arizona Capitol Times has now recognized Joe Kanefield, a partner with Ballard Spahr, twice in one year – first as the Best Political Lawyer in June and now as a... […]
Supreme Court Justice Ann Scott Timmer: Fourth of a kind
Only four women have served on the Arizona Supreme Court. But Justice Ann Scott Timmer found the one silver lining to the state’s gross underrepresentation at its highest court: “The good news is I’m in the top five of all time.”
Ethics committee opens inquiry on Dem Miranda, votes along party lines
The Arizona Senate Ethics Committee will investigate a Democratic state senator for allegedly violating signature gathering laws, but won’t do any real sleuthing until the attorney general weighs in.
Legislator to draft law to unmask protesters he compares to KKK
Rep. Jay Lawrence wants to create criminal penalties for protesters who wear masks to hide their identity while committing crimes, and likened those modern day protesters to the Ku Klux Klan.
Push underway to overturn measures tightening voter initiative laws
Two former politicians are moving to overturn the decision by the Republican-controlled legislature to make it more difficult for voters to propose their own laws.
Firefighters face a different kind of battle
Firefighter Dave Rehnke wants the Legislature to enact two bills that would expand the list of presumptive cancers eligible for worker’s compensation for firefighters.
Paul Bender: A constitutional authority still learns from his students
The media usually seeks out the analysis and opinions of Arizona State University law professor Paul Bender when there’s a news story involving questions of Arizona law or the U.S. Constitution.
Fight to remain silent: People often waive Miranda rights, experts say
Academics and attorneys who estimate that people waive their Miranda rights as much as 80 percent of the time – or even more often, according to some experts.
Arizona has more crimes than most people realize
The Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys Advisory Council, or APAAC, has begun a review of Title 13 and all of the criminal provisions in the 45 other titles, said Kim MacEachern, the group’s staff attorney.
Senate Government committee votes to force cities to obey state laws
Charging that cities are ignoring the laws they pass, lawmakers voted Wednesday to let the attorney general direct that their state aid be withheld until they comply. “There’s nobody in... […]
Farley refugee tuition bill is already on the books
Tucson Democrat Steve Farley wanted to help an Iraqi refugee get in-state tuition as soon as possible, so he decided to run a bill this year. But, it turned out, the bill was unnecessary.
