Arizona state director of named plaintiff says he’s confident Supreme Court will rule in NFIB’s favor. PHOENIX, Ariz., March 27, 2012 — Farrell Quinlan, Arizona state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, the named plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit, NFIB v. Sebelius, said today he’s confident the U.S. Supreme Court will agree with [...]
In an absurd ruling issued yesterday, U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow has expanded the scope of a lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to include every Hispanic driver and passenger who has been stopped, detained, questioned or searched by MCSO deputies since January 2007, according to a report in the daily. Regardless of [...]
By David Roney (originally posted on Lighthouse Blog) Former Deputy Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Alexander faces disciplinary action for following orders from her boss, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Whether or not you agree or disagree with Thomas’ office’s allegations against some of the county supervisors is irrelevant. The issue here is what appears [...]
It’s a rare day when we agree — even in part — with an editorial in the Morning Endeavor. But today the editorialist gets it right in declaring that with the “weepy”courtroom testimonies of Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox, the “political circus has come to town.” Stapley has filed a $15 [...]
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“Another Daffy Ninth Circuit Ruling” So writes Ed Whelan about this week’s Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on an Arizona law regarding domestic partner benefits. The Court upheld a temporary injunction blocking a 2009 bill that limits state employee benefits for dependents to married employees. The law, signed by Governor Brewer, reversed a Napolitano [...]
Arizona Attorney General, Tom Horne released the following statement and documents regarding the investigation of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2011 CONTACT: Amy Rezzonico AG HORNE GOES TO COURT TO COMPEL THREE ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION MEMBERS TO END STONEWALLING OF POSSIBLE OPEN MEETING LAW VIOLATIONS PROBE PHOENIX (Wednesday, September [...]
