Update to QAnon/MAGA Fascist Sens. Wendy Rogers And Justine Wadsack Are Boosting White Supremacist Kyle Clifton In Rogers’ Attempt To Smear A Reporter. Seth Stern, Director of Advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation, writes at the Arizona Capitol Times, Alarming restraint against journalist should be dissolved immediately: The news that a judge granted a … Read more
Above: Gov. Doug Ducey poses with Andrew Gould, left, and John Lopez IV, right, his two picks for an expanded Supreme Court. Forward Apropos to today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett in which Republicans are clutching their pearls that Democrats might “stack the court” in response to the actual years-long effort … Read more
UPDATED 10/12/2020: Please Read the Updated Version with New Forward! For voters in Maricopa and Pima Counties, if you have ever wondered why your ballot is so long, it is because of the judicial retention elections. Far too many voters skip over this portion of the ballot because they do not know anything about the … Read more
First Amendment religious freedom is a shield against governmental infringement. But right-wing lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom have transformed First Amendment religious freedom jurisprudence into a sword in order to infringe upon the rights of individuals who do not share their religious views, i.e., evangelical Christian fundamentalism. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled (.pdf) today in a … Read more
Earlier this year, when Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery applied for an open seat on the Arizona Supreme Court, the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments voted him down 7–5 after criticizing his lack of experience, his controversial views and past that raised concerns about his impartiality, and his office’s culture of misconduct. Attorney Mark Harrison, a past president … Read more