Maricopa County Board Chairman Clint Hickman Declines Re-Election,

Maricopa County is looking for another experienced voice in government after Board of Supervisors Chairman and District 4 Republican Representative Clint Hickman decided not to seek re-election, prioritizing time with his family over public service. Looks like I'm going to lose it. “It has been an honor to represent the West Valley as Maricopa County […]

Supreme Court Declines To Block West Point’s Race-Based Admissions Program

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to block the U.S. Military Academy from implementing a race-based admissions program that was being challenged by anti-affirmative action groups. In September 2023, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) won the landmark case SFFA v. Harvard University, which most recently ruled that universities' race-based admissions practices are unconstitutional. did. […]

Maine’s Top Court Declines To Weigh In On Trump Ballot Access, Punts To SCOTUS

The Maine Supreme Court has declined to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from the state's vote, putting an expected Supreme Court ruling on hold. Democratic Secretary of State Shena Bellows declared Trump ineligible to participate in the Dec. 28 vote, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, but the ruling suspended […]

Supreme Court Declines To Stop Alabama From Executing Inmate With Nitrogen Gas

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the execution of a convicted murderer in Alabama using an untested method. State officials botched their first plan. tried Kenneth Smith's execution is scheduled for November 2022. Smith, who was sentenced to death for a 1988 commission murder, is scheduled to be executed using nitrogen gas within […]

Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Declines To Hold Jack Smith In Contempt Of Court

District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Thursday declined to charge special prosecutor Jack Smith with contempt of court. Chutkan froze proceedings in the case while former President Donald Trump's appeal to dismiss the case under executive privilege was pending, but prosecutors continued to submit documents within the suspended deadline, prompting Trump to He requested that Chutkan […]

Grand jury declines to indict Phoenix officer seen in video hitting, kicking suspect

independent news media A Maricopa County grand jury ruled against indicting a Phoenix police officer, who the county attorney alleged used excessive force while detaining a man in October. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office determined that Officer Eddie Becerra’s actions on October 27 merited criminal charges. A video shows two Phoenix police officers punching and […]

Judge declines to dismiss Lake’s bid for access to ballot affidavit envelopes

A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge today refused to deny Kari Lake’s public records bid for access to ballot affidavit envelopes. Maricopa County argued that signatures on ballot affidavits were part of the voter registration record and were therefore kept confidential by state law, with some elective exceptions that Lake claimed county attorneys failed to […]