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Aug 30, 2016, 9:37PM MST

O’Halleran cruises to victory in CD1 Democratic Primary

Democrat Tom O’Halleran has won the Democratic nomination for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, beating out challenger Miguel Olivas. O’Halleran, a former Republican state lawmaker who served in the House from 2001 to 2006, abandoned the Republican Party in 2014, when he ran unsuccessfully as an independent against R[...]

courts Oct 6, 2014, 9:26AM MST

Attorneys hope to expand gay partner benefits for state workers

Having won benefits for current partners of gay state and university employees, attorneys are back in court demanding the same for everyone hired in the future. And if they win, count on them to start going after cities, counties, school districts and all government employers in Arizona. Tara Borelli of Lambda Legal Defense and[...]

Featured News Dec 19, 2013, 11:20AM MST

Cottonwood latest AZ city to approve same sex civil unions

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) ai??i?? The city of Cottonwood has joined a handful of Arizona communities in approving civil unions. The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday in favor of an ordinance that would allow couples to enter into a legal, domestic partnership without regard to gender. Vice Mayor Karen Pfeifer cast the dissenting vote. [...]

Feb 3, 2006, 1:00AM MST

GOP counters ‘assault on Legislature’

For the third time since she took office in 2003, Governor Napolitano is facing the specter of a lawsuit alleging that she stepped outside the constitutional bounds of her office.In response to what Republican lawmakers say was an unconstitutional use of line-item veto powers, the Legislature approved by a party-line vote Feb. 2 R[...]

Home news Feb 3, 2006, 1:00AM MST

Arizona GOP counters ‘assault on Legislature’

For the third time since she took office in 2003, Governor Napolitano is facing the specter of a lawsuit alleging that she stepped outside the constitutional bounds of her office. In response to what Republican lawmakers say was an unconstitutional use of line-item veto powers, the Legislature approved by a party-line vote Feb. 2 [...]

Top Stories Jul 18, 2023, 9:54AM MST

Arizona advocates fear long-term impact of court’s discrimination ruling

Advocates say a Supreme Court ruling that struck down anti-discrimination protections will likely have little immediate impact in Arizona – beyond confusion – but they worry it opens the door to abuses down the road. “It is true that this does not open the gate immediately to allowing any kind of business or public accommoda[...]

LGBTQ, Supreme Court, Arizona, Colorado
legislature Mar 25, 2022, 6:42AM MST

Anti-discrimination hearing for 2023 action

A bill to ban discrimination against LGBTQ and transgender people got a lengthy hearing earlier this month but will not be going any further this year. A special committee appointed by House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, took several hours of testimony on House Bill 2802 on March 17. However, Bowers said as the hearing started[...]

courts Jun 22, 2020, 6:30PM MST

AG: Supreme Court case binding on sex discrimination in workplace in Arizona

[caption id="attachment_135073" align="alignnone" width="620"] The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, early Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)[/caption] Attorney General Mark Brnovich is going to begin enforcing Arizona's civil rights laws against private employers who discriminate based on someone's sexual or[...]

Featured News Feb 2, 2020, 1:12PM MST

Brnovich leads push to overturn Colorado anti-discrimination law

Arizona's top prosecutor is urging a federal appeals court to allow a Colorado woman and the company she owns to refuse to design a web site for a same-sex wedding. In a new legal brief filed with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the rights of Lorie Smith trump a Colorado law which makes i[...]

courts Sep 16, 2019, 10:20AM MST

Court: First Amendment trumps anti-discrimination ordinance

[caption id="attachment_131024" align="alignnone" width="620"] Brush & Nib owners Breanna Koski, left, and Joanna Duka, comment on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling Sept. 16, 2019, that said their First Amendment rights override a Phoenix anti-discrimination ordinance. (Photo by Dillon Rosenblatt/Arizona Capitol Times)[/caption] [...]

courts Sep 10, 2018, 10:05AM MST

Phoenix: Gay discrimination case about commerce, not 1st Amendment

[caption id="attachment_122893" align="alignleft" width="300"] Brush and Nib Studio owners from left are Breanna Koski and Joanna Duka (Facebook)[/caption] The city of Phoenix is fighting back against a bid by a Christian law firm to get the state's high court to conclude that businesses have a right to refuse to provide certain s[...]

Commentary Jul 26, 2018, 3:00PM MST

Non-discrimination policies not about wedding invitations or sandwiches

Free speech is under attack from the U.S. Supreme Court while the Arizona Court of Appeals got it right. The Janus v. AFSCME 5-4 decision from the Supreme Court on June 27, 2018, was not about being forced to support a particular viewpoint. Union members could already opt out of paying for a union’s political activities since A[...]

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