On December 30, 2019 the Census Bureau released its newest population estimates for every state, detailing how many residents each state has gained or lost since the last census, in 2010. The Census Bureau provides the next Important Dates to come in the 2020 Census: Counting every person living in the United States is a massive undertaking, … Read more
With the holidays coming up, Governor Ducey has announced that the deadline to apply for one of the four non-attorney members of the Commission of Appellate Court Appointments is January 3, 2020. There are a total of 15 members on the commission. Five are attorneys and ten are non-attorneys. Having a seat on this commission … Read more
Update to Scandal: Governor Ducey rigged the system to appoint Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. The Arizona Daily Star’s Tim Steller addressed this scandal, and added an important point that I left out of my earlier post. Ducey degrades once-proud Arizona judicial institutions (excerpt): Last week Ducey completed his heist of Arizona’s judiciary … Read more
It is an old axiom that it is socially inappropriate to speak ill of a person in the immediate aftermath of their death. But what if that person has been an evil villain their entire life? It seems entirely appropriate to acknowledge their life of villainy, and yes, to even proclaim “good riddance” on their passing. … Read more
A Multidisciplinary Public Forum “Congressional and legislative district boundaries are being hotly debated in many states, with three cases before the US Supreme Court this term and more likely on the horizon. Arizona is at the forefront of this debate, establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission, AIRC, in 2000—one of the first states to do so. … Read more