by David Safier How often do you see a unanimous ruling from a Supreme Court, state or federal? That's what we got today on the voucher issue from the Arizona Supreme Court. At issue are the vouchers for foster children and disabled students I wrote about earlier today. Here's the shocker, for me, anyway. The ruling … Read more
by Michael Bryan Terry Goddard's measure of political courage just went up slightly in my estimation: he went on national TV and suggested that this country should look seriously at the merits of legalizing marijuana to cut off the flow of money to drug cartels fueling violence along the Mexican border and throughout Mexico. He … Read more
The "Goldwater" Institute is leading yet another futile crusade against Arizona’s popular and successful Clean Elections public finance system. This time several "traditionally" funded candidates are pewling about their civil rights being infringed upon by other candidates (their opponents) getting public funds. The "Goldwater" Institute saw the recent Supreme Court decision in Davis v. FEC … Read more
Andy Thomas, the Maricopa County Attorney, is asking the Arizona State Supreme Court [PDF] to declare him above the obligatory ethical standards of his profession. He wants to be declared exempt from the system of self-governance by which the ethical standards of the legal profession are enforced under the supervision and authority of the courts. … Read more
Link: Thomas to high court: Make Bar back off. Thomas is in deep poop. Poop deposited with his own shovel, it should be pointed out. He’s going on the offensive against seven bar complaints filed against him stemming from his office’s miserable handling of the New Times affair and his unprecedented and irresponsible attempt to … Read more