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hand counts, Mohave County, Mayes
Nov 27, 2023

Court rejects Toma and Petersen’s claims of legislative privilege tied to how past legislation became law

The state's top Republican lawmakers can't avoid having to answer questions about their backing of legislation making it more difficult to register to vote.

Blehm, Lake, election contest, State Bar
Nov 16, 2023

Attorney representing Lake in election challenge admits he might not have been qualified

An attorney who has been representing Kari Lake in her attempts to overturn the election returns is admitting that he may not have been up to the job.

shipping containers, lawsuits, Ducey, federal government, migrants, immigration, border
Sep 25, 2023

Fight over Arizona’s shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits

Two federal lawsuits filed over former Gov. Doug Ducey's decision last year to place thousands of shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border have been dismissed after the state said it would pay the U.S. Forest Service $2.1 million to repair environmental damage.

abortion, Prescott Valley
Aug 11, 2023

‘Abortion-free America’: Initiative seeks more ‘sanctuary cities for the unborn’ across U.S.

Mark Lee Dickson leads the charge of the anti-abortion movement with a goal of banning abortion across the nation – city by city and state by state – until he can create an abortion-free America. And world.

crime victims, families, law, Victims Bill of Rights, Steven Logan, judge, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Apr 21, 2023

Arizona Legislature shows public safety is bipartisan

Last week legislators in Arizona demonstrated that bipartisan leadership on criminal justice can produce strong, outcomes-oriented policies that make everyone safer.

Navajo Nation, indictment, missing woman
Apr 5, 2023

Man charged in case of woman missing from Navajo Nation

A federal grand jury has indicted a man on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman whose case has helped to raise awareness about missing people and unsolved slayings in Indian Country.

containers, border, Ducey, federal government, Border Patrol, Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Highground, Nogales, Cocopah Tribe, Chuck Coughlin
Nov 18, 2022

Environmental group wants to join legal battle to force Ducey to remove containers

A national environmental group wants to join the legal battle to force Gov. Doug Ducey to take his shipping containers off the international border.

Aug 5, 2013

Arizona bail-in: Democrats want DOJ to keep eye on Arizona elections

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s quest to reassert federal scrutiny in states formerly covered by the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance requirement is giving some Arizona lawmakers hope that the state may again find itself in the Department of Justice’s sights.

Arizona redistricting map
Apr 1, 2013

Judges hear GOP redistricting map challenge

Federal judges hearing a civil suit brought by Republican voters who claim the state's new legislative maps were illegally drawn to benefit Democrats questioned lawyers Friday about whether some members of the commission that made the maps were free of political influence.

Feb 19, 2013

Bill inspired by Colorado City sets procedure to take over corrupt police departments

A bill spawned by police corruption in a polygamist town received unanimous approval Tuesday in the House Government Committee.

And while the bill passed easily and has support of police unions, sparks flew when a Utah civil rights attorney who spoke against the measure suggested the U.S. Department of Justice and Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board could address corrupt[...]

Feb 8, 2013

‘English only’ measure could cost the state federal money

A state lawmaker’s plan to save the state money by sending government materials only in English may run afoul of the Civil Rights Act and federal guidelines, and could cost state agencies billions per year in federal dollars.

Dec 28, 2012

Immigration, abortion, gay rights put Arizona in national legal spotlight

Arizona politics not only kept courts busy in 2012, but led to a landmark case in June when the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the state’s most prominent immigration policy.

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