Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports that U.S. District Court Judge Neil Wake has temporarily blocked Arizona from implementing a new law that prohibits public funds from going to Planned Parenthood. Court blocks recent Arizona abortion law targeting Planned Parenthood’s funding: The law bars the state from contracting with or making … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A conservative activist federal district court judge ignored case law precedent and went with his own views on abortion in permitting Arizona's abortion law to take effect on Thursday. Judge to let Arizona's abortion ban take effect: In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge James A. Teilborg said the Legislature cited "the … Read more
by Pamela Powers Hannley
Maricopa County Democrats smell blood in the water. The notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio is facing multiple legal battles– finally— and the Dems think that maybe… just maybe… they can oust him from the office he has held for decades.
There are two Democrats running in the primary: John Rowan and Paul Penzone. There is a lot of verbal wrangling amongst Maricopa Dems regarding who is the best candidate. (Hey, it's politics.) Rowan, who has come out strongly as anti-SB1070 and pro-reform– is seen as the more progressive choice. Labeled a "party darling" by activists, Penzone is much better funded than Rowan– but not anywhere near as well-funded as Arpaio, who has millions on hand to trounce a challenger.
Is Maricopa County ready to clean up the sheriff's office?
Watch videos of both candidates after the jump.
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Florida's disgraced former GOP chairman says the party had meetings about "keeping blacks from voting." Alex Seitz-Wald reports at Salon, Florida Republican: We wanted to suppress black votes: Florida’s former Republican Party chairman Jim Greer, who, scorned by his party and in deep legal trouble, blew the lid off what he claims … Read more
By Michael Bryan Pearce and his friend the mass murderer Russell Pearce is a terrible human being. He should be condemned, and then shunned and ignored in our political life. If only he would shut the hell up, I would pleased to never have to mention him again. In response to the horrific slaughter of … Read more