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Gene Policinski: Arizona anti-bullying law imperils free speech
The First Amendment‘s protection for free speech seems fairly unlimited — an unambiguous provision included in just 45 simple words that begin with “Congress shall make no law …” No […]
Judge rules Arizona can’t enforce day labor rules
PHOENIX — A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing a section of the state’s 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or […]
Supreme Court to look at state immigration laws
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to rule on Arizona‘s controversial law targeting illegal immigrants. The justices said they will review a federal appeals court ruling that blocked several […]
Golf in Arizona unlike anyplace else
PHOENIX — Tired of chilly weather last winter, Wayne Johnson and Rachel Wright decided it was time to get away. Johnson has family in the Phoenix area, so they figured […]
Ariz. governor asks high court to hear immigration law appeal
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer filed an appeal Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put on hold key parts of the state’s immigration enforcement […]
Sodexo gets new USMC contract
Sodexo Inc. of Gaithersburg, a provider of food and facilities management services to the corporate, education and health care markets, said it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. […]
Supreme Court limits state rules on campaign spending
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a provision of a campaign financing system in Arizona that gives extra cash to publicly funded candidates who face privately funded […]
Ruling goes against former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi to block the Arizona Republican’s trial on corruption charges. Renzi argued that prosecution evidence […]
Court remands Hazleton immigration law
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Supreme Court ordered a federal appeals court on Monday to take a new look at a Pennsylvania city’s crackdown on illegal immigrants in light of its […]
Lawyers lament Supreme Court ruling on Arizona law
Immigration, employment and civil rights lawyers say the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting creates a confusing landscape for employers. The justices’ decision upheld Arizona‘s […]
C. Fraser Smith: Gunshots echo across time in Arizona
TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — The talk here in the desert is all about what locals call the monsoons — heavy summer rains that make the flowers bloom. Something about air currents […]
High court sustains Ariz. employer sanctions law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law Thursday that penalizes businesses for hiring workers who are in the United States illegally, rejecting arguments that states have no role in immigration […]
