Dissenting Arizona Supreme Court Justices assailed the court’s Sept. 16 ruling that it is OK to use religion to discriminate against people, calling it “deeply troubling,” “pernicious” and “mistaken.” The 3 dissents came in Brush and Nib Studio v. Phoenix where the court majority drove a hole as big as a truck through the city’s … Read more
In a razor-thin four to three vote, the Arizona State Supreme Court, ruled on September 16, 2019, that two print shop owners did not, for religious (bigoted) reasons, have to print wedding invitations for a same-sex couple. The Justices did not rule on the validity of the Phoenix Anti Discrimination Ordinance which the city advocates … Read more
In early July, the House voted to require congressional approval for military strike against Iran in a 251-170 vote with more than two dozen Republicans in support. The National Defense Authorization Act amendment’s adoption by the House follows Trump’s statement in June that the United States had been “cocked and loaded” to strike Iranian targets in retaliation … Read more
Wanting to protect the nation’s water supply should be a no brainer considering the human race depends on it to survive. So should the desire to protect the air all humanity needs to breathe or the ecosystem where the food chain is sustained. Despite these vital essential needs, the current occupant of the White House, … Read more
Robert McWhirter has the education and experience to successfully administer the Maricopa County Attorney’s office if he is able to win the Democratic Nomination and best the aspiring Republican successor to now State Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery. A constitutional law scholar who has written 12 books, including a history of the Bill of Rights … Read more