Posted by Michael Bryan For a horrific crime that should be understood as an act of political terrorism in furtherance of an extreme right wing plot to fund vigilante border actions through the proceeds of criminal activity, a Pima County jury convicted Shawna Forde today of two counts of first-degree murder in the May 30, 2009 … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan The nativists' attack on birthright citizenship (not surprisingly) has at its heart a Big Lie. That lie is clearly stated in H.R. 140, the legislation introduced in the House and sponsored (so far) by 45 members to 'correct' the interpretation of the 14th Amendment: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …not yet, anyway… In what is likely to be only the first court proceeding related to the mess that is the LD20 Republican Party Committee, a judge ruled that while the language used in some emails was "intemperate" and certainly bad, it didn't quite meet the legal threshold of harassment, and … Read more
COMPLAINT United States District Court DISTRICT OF ARIZONA United States of America v JARED LEE LOUGHNER DOB: xx/xx/1988; United States Citizen DOCKET NO. MAGISTRATE’S CASE NO. 11-0035M Complaint for violation of Title 18 United States Code 351(c); Title 18 United States Code 1114 and 1111; and Title 18 United States Code 1114 and 1113 … Read more
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …Of Litigation… Having been unsurprisingly unsuccessful in their attempt to intimidate the Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments into changing the pool of possible appointees to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) to one more of their liking, Russell Pearce and Kirk Adams are turning to the Arizona Supreme Court … Read more