Stories tagged: "judge"

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January 6 Arizona Insurrectionist Gets 3 Years for Role in Jan. 6 Attack

Vallejo shared a celebratory Olive Garden dinner with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes after the attack, then returned to the Capitol the following day to collect intelligence.

Erin Murphy June 2, 2023 8:12 am MST
Elections Photo by Gage Skidmore
Elections Elections: Here are the Three Arizona Supreme Court Justices up for Re-Election

For 56 years, the Arizona Supreme Court had five justices. That changed in 2016 when Gov. Doug Ducey packed the state’s highest court by swearing in a sixth and seventh justice. 

Robert Gundran Robert Gundran November 1, 2022 11:16 am MST
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Courts Prominent Arizona Lawyer Confirmed to the Federal Appeals Court in Phoenix

Roopali gained prominence after arguing various cases for the state of Arizona, including suing the State Senate Republican leadership over the partisan audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results.

Camila Pedrosa Camila Pedrosa August 5, 2022 2:26 pm MST
Law and Policy 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Law and Policy Phoenix Lawyer Known for Defending Election Integrity, Invest in Ed, Nominated to 9th Circuit

Roopali Desai is Biden’s first nomination to the Phoenix chambers, and would be the first South Asian Judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Camila Pedrosa Camila Pedrosa June 16, 2022 1:00 pm MST
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Politics Arizonan on Supreme Court Shortlist Supports Roe V. Wade Precedent

Bridget Bade has previously testified that she supports precedent set in Supreme Court cases surrounding abortion, gun control, and same-sex marriage.

Catherine Fusillo Catherine Fusillo September 22, 2020 9:02 am MST

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WASHINGTON - APRIL 19: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., leaves Sen. Mark Kelly's office after meeting with Sen. Kelly and Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Education BREAKING: Sinema Joins Republicans in Vote to Overturn Student Loan Debt Relief
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RIO VERDE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 26: Leigh Harris filled jugs with rain water she captured outside her home on February 26, 2023 near Scottsdale, Arizona. Harris lives in Rio Verde Foothills an unincorporated development in Maricopa County. When the Department of the Interior issued its first-ever formal water-shortage declaration for the Colorado River the City of Scottsdale stopped allowing Rio Verde Foothills to use the citys water. Harris put in a $14,000 system to catches rain water at her home. On top of that system she also puts out buckets and a kids pool to capture rain water. She and her husband primarily use the water to flush the toilets. Each gallon is one flush, said Harris. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Environment Explained: Here’s How the Rio Verde Foothills Water Crisis Could Be Solved
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Immigration Trump Administration Defies Judges’ Order, Refuses to Accept New DACA Applications

The federal government is currently not accepting new DACA applications despite court order that it must resume doing so.

Farah Eltohamy July 24, 2020 7:30 am MST
Arizona During a hearing by the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel about prevention and response to sexual assault in the military, Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., recounts her own experience while serving as a colonel in the Air Force, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, says she was raped in the Air Force by superior officer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Arizona McConnell Keeps Churning Out New Judges. McSally is in Full Support.

GOP lawmakers like McSally and McConnell are rushing create a judiciary slanted against hard-won civil rights protections.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner June 26, 2020 1:24 pm MST