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Supreme Court blocks matching funds, throwing races into turmoil
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Arizona's Clean Elections system from distributing matching funds, throwing a number of high profile campaigns into disarray just weeks before candidates were to start receiving money.
Goldwater Institute appeals matching funds ruling
With less than a month to go before Clean Elections candidates start getting matching funds, the Goldwater Institute is falling back on its last line of defense to scrap the public financing system for the 2010 elections.
Brewer signs campaign finance law
Gov. Jan Brewer on April 1 signed a bill that requires extensive disclosure of campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, which are now permitted to spend as much money as they want on political advertisements because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Federal court policies a bad omen for backers of matching funds
A precedent established by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1980s does not bode well for Clean Elections supporters who are hoping to keep matching funds in place until after this year's elections.
Goddard takes pro-gun stance in Supreme Court case
After sitting on the sidelines while the U.S. Supreme Court mulled a 2008 landmark gun control case affecting the nation's capital, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has added his name to a legal brief that asks the court to strike a handgun ban enacted by the city of Chicago.
Lawmakers react to injunction on abortion laws
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction against new state laws that place restrictions on abortion. Although the decision has been embraced by state Democrats, the Republican co-sponsor of both bills said it's another case of courts infringing on the territory of the Legislature.
U.S. Supreme Court considers ‘Hillary’ film in ruling
It didn't take long for "Hillary: The Movie" to turn into Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Commission, and now Arizona's Capitol insiders are waiting to see how the U.S. Supreme Court will deal with a longstanding roadblock designed to limit the political activity of corporations and unions.
Kyl will vote against Sotomayor
Sen. Jon Kyl announced July 23 that he would vote against Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying he is not convinced that she will set aside her biases and decide cases impartially based on the rule of law.
Kyl plays key role in Sotomayor hearings
WASHINGTON - As President Obama's first nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court faced senators in open hearings last week, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., emerged as a leading Republican voice in raising questions about Judge Sonia Sotomayor's record.
To search or not: Arizona officials react to high court ruling in school strip-search
To some observers, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that an Arizona school violated a 13-year-old student's rights by strip-searching her represented a defeat for officials working to stem the flow of drugs into schools. To others, the verdict upheld the idea that schools can sometimes act recklessly, even when fighting to keep illegal substances off school grounds.
Court gives AZ option to bail out of key voting rights section
The U.S. Supreme Court this week narrowly interpreted a key section of the Voting Rights Act, giving Arizona municipalities and government entities the ability to apply for exemptions from what would otherwise be strict Justice Department oversight of election practices.
Supreme Court: School strip search unconstitutional
WASHINGTON – A strip search of a student by school officials based on a tip that she carried prescription pills violated her constitutional rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.... […]
