Court upholds ruling declaring GOP lawsuit after 2020 election was groundless
In this May 6, 2021 file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are inspected at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix by contractors working for Florida-based company Cyberninjaz. have been recalculated. On April 20, 2023, the state appeals court ruled that lawsuits filed by Arizona Republicans after the 2020 election were […]
Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act in surprise ruling
Washington – The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the scope of the Voting Rights Act, ruling that Republican lawmakers in Alabama must draw new districts that are more likely to elect black Democrats to Congress. The court rejected the appeal of Alabama’s Republican lawmakers by a 5-4 vote, citing a second vote to achieve greater […]
Supreme Court upholds California offshore fracking ban
Oil gas: The U.S. Supreme Court denied the oil and gas industry’s request. Consider lower court rulings banning hydraulic fracturing A fracking ban is maintained in federal waters off California. (The Hill) again: • Navajo leaders criticize Biden administration ban oil and gas leasing He claimed it could affect tribal mineral rights around New Mexico’s […]
Arizona court upholds clergy privilege in LDS child abuse case
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can refuse to answer questions or refuse to produce documents in a setting. The ruling was handed down on April 7 but was not made public until Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed by a child sexual abuse victim, was filed by […]
Arizona court upholds clergy privilege in child abuse case
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can refuse to answer questions or refuse to produce documents in a setting. The ruling was handed down on April 7 but was not made public until Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed by a child sexual abuse victim, was filed by […]
Elections matter: AG Mayes upholds Tucson’s ‘source of income’ protection for renters
Tenants who receive federal housing assistance will not be discriminated against simply because they receive that assistance. Tucson feels the first tangible results of the 2022 midterm elections. Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays city official said renters’ “income source” protections are kosher under state law, overturning his one of the final acts of his Republican […]
