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Cochise Sup Crosby Loses Election Interference Appeal

January 2, 2025 3:53 pmJanuary 13, 2025 10:12 am

Reverberations from the 2022 election continue as the Arizona Appeals Court denies Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby’s appeal of AG Kris Mayes’ indictment on election interference and conspiracy charges. Cosby, along with fellow Republican supervisor Peggy Judd, refused to certify...

BREAKING: AZ Conservatives Clash Over Prop 137

October 11, 2024 3:28 pmOctober 18, 2024 8:04 am

Arizona’s judicial system could face a dramatic shift with Proposition 137 on the November 2024 ballot, which seeks to eliminate retention elections for judges. The proposal has ignited fierce debate, not just between political parties but also within conservative circles....

Governor Katie Hobbs speaking with attendees at the 2024 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

Hobbs Hands Off in Supreme Court Justice Selection

October 11, 2024 11:33 amOctober 17, 2024 10:38 am

(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said that her administration has not reached out to anybody that it would like to see fill the upcoming state Supreme Court vacancy. “We’re looking for someone who is committed to the...

AZ Supreme Court Upholds Prop 140 Signature Challenge

August 26, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 10, 2024 4:15 pm

On Friday, August 23, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court found that the Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) can continue its challenge of nearly 40,000 duplicate signatures supporting Prop 140. If allowed, the proposition would allow a ballot measure to institute...

Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Breaking: SCOTUS Rules AZ Voters Must Prove Citizenship

August 22, 2024 2:24 pmSeptember 3, 2024 3:26 pm

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency stay vacating a previous ruling by a radical Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel that is likely to send shock waves across the nation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. On...

Ninth Circuit Green Lights Arizona Illegals to Register to Vote

August 5, 2024 5:00 amAugust 19, 2024 1:18 pm

On Thursday, August 1, 2024, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, including two radical left-leaning justices, just overturned a previous three-judge panel’s order mandating proof of citizenship to register to vote in Arizona. Unsurprisingly, Democrat Attorney...

AZ Abortion Battle Heats Up over ‘Unborn Human Being’ Wording

July 25, 2024 11:09 amJuly 31, 2024 9:36 am

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten agreed to hear arguments over the inclusion of the term “unborn human being” in the Proposition 139 ballot pamphlet language explaining the impact of its passage. If passed, Prop 139 would add abortion...