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Court allows activist banned from Senate in 2011 to pursue lawsuit against Pearce
Public officials cannot ban people outright from their buildings even if they have caused a disturbance in the past, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Double lives: Dreamers exemplify struggle to find answers to illegal immigration
For a dozen years, Belen Sisa kept a secret even from her closest friends. To them, she was Belen the excellent student, the varsity cheerleader, the homecoming queen. In fact, Sisa sits on the edge of America’s dizzying immigration system – she and her parents are in the country illegally.
Judge allows Brewer to keep book notes secret for now in SB1070 constitutionality case
Former Gov. Jan Brewer is not going to have to give the notes she used for her “Scorpions for Breakfast” book to groups challenging the controversial immigration law she signed – at least not now.
Court: AZ can’t deny bail to illegal immigrants
Calling it a violation of constitutional rights, a federal appeals court today voided a 2006 voter-approved measure which denied bail to those not in the country legally who were arrested for other crimes.
Well, that changes nothing
In his resignation letter, Pearce sought to disavow the offensive remarks on his radio show by saying he “shared comments written by someone else and failed to attribute them to the author.” But many at the Capitol immediately dismissed that claim as a meek attempt to walk back his comments, and noted there was no indication that he was reading the remark or that it had come from somebody else[...]
Avoiding Arizona’s Akin
Politico observers awoke this morning (Sept. 15) to some surprising news: Russell Pearce had resigned his post as first vice-chairman of the Arizona Republican Party following a mini-furor surrounding comments he made recently on his weekly political talk radio show.
Pearce, progressivism and my party’s future
The recent comments regarding forced birth control made by Russell Pearce, while certainly unacceptable and wholly inappropriate, uncover a fascinating insight into the nature, philosophical underpinnings and outlook of modern day conservatism and the Republican Party’s future.
Russell Pearce resigns GOP position after advocating sterilization of Medicaid recipients
Former Arizona legislator Russell Pearce, the chief sponsor of Arizona's hard-line law against illegal immigration, has resigned a top leadership position in the state Republican Party after he was criticized for remarks advocating mandatory contraception or sterilization for people on Medicaid.
Judge orders Pearce to comply with subpoena
A judge ordered the primary sponsor of Arizona's 2010 immigration law to comply with a subpoena calling for him to turn over his emails and documents about the contentious statute.
Recalled Senate President Pearce lands county job
Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce has been offered a job with the Maricopa County Treasurer's office.
Groups seek more Pearce emails in immigration case
Civil rights groups challenging Arizona's 2010 immigration law are asking a judge to force the law's chief sponsor to turn over all his emails and documents about the contentious statute.
Activist opposes subpoena in immigration case
Lawyers for a prominent GOP activist in Arizona are asking a judge to throw out a subpoena issued to their client by civil rights groups that are challenging the state's 2010 immigration law.
