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Arizona shooting spree suspect ruled incompetent for trial
TUCSON, Ariz. — The man accused of wounding U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killing six is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after U.S. Marshals dragged the […]
States’ immigration efforts fizzle
Nearly every state in the union tried to tackle immigration on its own this year in the absence of any congressional movement on the matter, and more than half considered […]
Arizona going to Supreme Court on immigration enforcement law
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state’s immigration enforcement law on hold. The […]
Utah sued by ACLU over immigration law
SALT LAKE CITY — Two national organizations are suing Utah to halt a new immigration law they claim encourages racial profiling. The National Immigration Law Center says an enforcement measure […]
Court won’t lift stay on Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court on Monday refused to lift a stay blocking major parts of Arizona’s immigration law from taking effect and said the federal government is likely […]
Arizona ‘birthers’ see tie to citizenship
PHOENIX — Legislation that would require proof of U.S. birth from presidential candidates is intersecting in Arizona with the question of whether U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants are entitled to […]
Arizona legislation targets automatic citizenship
PHOENIX — Lawmakers in Arizona are proposing a bill that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, their latest foray into the national debate over illegal immigration. Republican […]
C. Fraser Smith: Freedom meets reality in a hail of bullets
We are all Arizonans. We are all heartsick. We all mourn the victims of last Saturday’s massacre in Tucson — six dead and 14 wounded, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, […]
Supreme Court rejects funeral protest case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal involving Kentucky’s now-repealed law banning protests at military funerals. The high court, without comment, on Wednesday turned […]
Westboro Baptist Church agrees to not protest funerals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas church that pickets the funerals of soldiers and blames their deaths on the country’s tolerance of homosexuality now says it won’t protest the funerals […]
Girl killed in Arizona mass shooting has Maryland roots
The 9-year-old girl killed in the shooting that has critically injured Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was born in Maryland. Christina Taylor Green was born shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist […]
In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON — The end of the year means a turnover of House control from Democratic to Republican and, with it, Congress‘ approach to immigration. In a matter of weeks, Congress […]
