MCAO declines charges against Avondale officer who shot teen
Attorney Rachel Mitchell has declined to file charges against the police officer involved in the February 2023 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old shoplifting suspect. AVONDALE, Ariz. — Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has declined to file charges against the Avondale police officer involved in the 2023 shooting death of 17-year-old Amarion Hope. On February 21, […]
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 […]
Florida Judge Declines To Toss Lawsuit Challenging Disney’s Last-Minute Effort To Maintain Self-Governing Status
A Florida judge has refused to file a lawsuit challenging Disney’s last-minute efforts to circumvent the state legislature and maintain its autonomy through an agreement with the former board that oversees Walt Disney World. . Disney struck a deal with the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), which has jurisdiction over the park, on February 8, […]
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 […]
What’s Going On Here? World Series Hero David Freese Bizarrely Declines To Be In St. Louis Cardinals Hall Of Fame
This makes no sense at all. David FreeseA hero for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2011 World Series, he shockingly and strangely declined induction into the franchise’s Hall of Fame. Freese was elected to the Hall of Fame in an online fan vote, but the Cardinals announced Saturday that they withdrew their candidacy after […]
