The Supreme Court Isn’t Well. The Only Hope For a Cure Is More Justices.
December 12, 2021
By Nancy Gertner and Laurence H. Tribe Nancy Gertner is a retired U.S. District Court judge. Laurence H. Tribe is Carl M. Loeb University Professor emeritus and professor of constitutional law emeritus at Harvard Law School. Both served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court. We now believe that Congress must expand the size
California Gov. Gavin Newsom To Use Texas Abortion Law as Template For New Gun Laws
December 12, 2021
Update to SCOTUS Issues One Of The Worst Decisions Ever By The Court (With Implications Far Beyond Abortions In Texas). Just remember that a radical Republican Supreme Court opened the door to this, so all of you gun worshipers and fetishists have no one to blame but these radical Republican Supreme Court Justices for this
Political Calendar: Week of December 12, 2021
December 12, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.
SCOTUS Issues One Of The Worst Decisions Ever By The Court (With Implications Far Beyond Abortions In Texas)
December 11, 2021
On Thursday, a Texas state Judge ruled Texas abortion law’s enforcement mechanism unconstitutional, but then unbelievably did not issue an injunction. The status quo here is Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood: a woman has a constitutional right to make reproductive decisions for herself in consultation with her medical provider, and it is
The IRC is ‘Packing and Cracking’ to Extend Republican Domination
December 11, 2021
The Independent Redistricting Commission is now in its final decision stage. The last of the 68 statewide meetings was held in Tucson on December 4. Tucson had more than 338 attendees with 132 speakers, where a Massive crowd protested a “safe” Republican district in Pima County. This is a more extended version of an Op-Ed
Andy Biggs Wronged Talonya Adams, Not Katie Hobbs
December 10, 2021
Dear Ms. Adams, You were done an injustice. The courts have established that your pay was sexually discriminatory and you were wrongly terminated, and the jury has done what they could to rectify that wrong. But you are making an error: Katie Hobbs did not discriminate against you, and is not the cause of the injustice that
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Local Community Activists Take A Step Toward Fulfilling the Tucson Million Tree Initiative
December 10, 2021
In another step toward fulfilling Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s Tucson Million Trees Initiative, local activists (along with the Mayor) converged on the Barrio Centro and Julia Keen neighborhood and planted 30 trees along with 135 shrubs and cacti. The neighborhood had been cited by Tucson’s Tree Equity Score as being a heat vulnerability site because
‘Stop The Steal’ Organizer Ali Alexander Testifies To The January 6 Committee
December 10, 2021
“Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander, who helped organize the rally that preceded the Capitol attack on January 6, on Thursday appeared in front of the House select committee investigating January 6 and told reporters that he will cooperate. This should make Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks, and Paul Gosar very nervous. CNN reports, ‘Stop
