County attorneys may challenge Hobbs’ order over abortion prosecutions
File photo: Drake Presto/Cronkite News: Gov. Katie Hobbs, in April file photo, from 12 of the state’s 15 county attorneys, tells the state attorney general: refused a request to revoke an executive order authorizing it to do so. He will prosecute state abortion law violations. Local lawyers argued that the order went too far. Lauren […]
Attorneys for property owners in ‘the Zone’ ask for firm deadline for clearing out homeless residents
Attorneys for “Zone” property owners have asked a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to set a clear deadline for the city of Phoenix to clear the area of the homeless population, while the city asked the judge to I asked for permission from the Homeless Relief Service. Go at your own pace. In late March, […]
Local attorneys may challenge Hobbs abortion order
WASHINGTON – County attorneys are taking next steps, including possible lawsuits against Governor Katie Hobbs, after Gov. are considering. Eleven of the state’s 15 county attorneys wrote last week to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, stating that the June 22 executive order reverses the duties and discretion of individual county attorneys in criminal prosecutions. It’s […]
Ousted Skid Row receiver hosted fundraiser for L.A. city attorney’s campaign
Mayor Karen Bass and Siti Ati in the meeting room of City Hall in late March. Heidi Feldstein Soto has announced that she has found the perfect person to prevent 1,500 former homeless residents of Skid Row from losing their homes again. After years of mismanagement, Tennant’s non-profit landlord Skid Row Housing Trust went bankrupt […]
County attorneys may challenge Hobbs order over abortion prosecutions
In a file photo in April, Governor Katie Hobbs called for 12 of the state’s 15 county attorneys to revoke an executive order that gives state attorneys general the power to decide whether to prosecute state abortion law violations. Rejected. Local lawyers argued that the order went too far. (File photo credit: Drake Presto/Cronkite News) […]
Hobbs tells county attorneys she’s on legally solid ground related to abortion
Governor Katie Hobbs told 12 county attorneys late Friday that she had a good legal basis to deny their request to revoke an executive order that strips them of their authority to prosecute abortion cases. And what the prosecution will do next is up to the prosecution. In a letter to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel […]
Az county attorneys, GOP legislative leaders, spar with Hobbs over executive orders
More than a dozen county attorneys have protested against Governor Katie Hobbs’ recent move to stop the criminalization of abortion medicine. At the same time, Republican lawmakers have expressed anger at the order and another banning state funding and promoting so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ Arizonas. Last month, Mr. Hobbs issued a flurry of executive […]
Arizona Gov. Hobbs rejects county attorneys’ request on abortion order
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has rejected a county attorney’s request to overturn a controversial executive order that blocks the prosecution of abortion-related lawsuits. The move paves the way for lawsuits over the executive order, which even Democratic governors admit may have no effect. Hobbes seeks to give Democratic Attorney General Chris Mays sole authority to […]
Arizona Gov. Hobbs responds to county attorneys who want abortion-related executive order rescinded
Kirsten Dorman/KJZZ Governor Katie Hobbs speaks to the media on June 22, 2023 about the Arizona Rights to Birth Control Act. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said late Friday that 12 county attorneys have ample legal grounds to reject their request to revoke an executive order that strips them of their authority to prosecute abortion cases. […]
County attorneys, GOP legislative leaders, spar with Hobbs over executive orders | State
Photo Credit: Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Miller More than a dozen county attorneys have protested against Governor Katie Hobbs’ recent move to stop the criminalization of abortion medicine. At the same time, Republican lawmakers have expressed anger at the order and another banning state funding and promoting so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ Arizonas. Last month, […]
