Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced today that the state will appeal lower court rulings blocking some parts of Arizona’s famous–or infamous–Senate Bill 1070 all the way to the United States Supreme Court.
Arizona wrapped its 50th legislative session this week, with both Republican-controlled chambers passing several pieces of legislation that will likely impact women seeking abortions in the coming year. All abortion-related bills that passed have been signed by Gov. Jan Brewer.
On the week of the one-year anniversary of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration bill — which has provoked copycats throughout the country — Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed controversial legislation concerning the political clout of religious institutions, among other issues.
This morning, amid a women’s health rally in Washington, D.C., hosted by Planned Parenthood, the “Black Genocide” movement made a small appearance in front of House Speaker Rep. John Boehner’s office. #
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Tuesday signed a bill that makes abortions “based on the sex or race of the fetus” a felony in the state of Arizona. #
According to The Arizona Republic, the new law More…
As the dust settles from Tuesday’s midterm elections, Latino and immigrant rights groups that worked to register Latinos and newly naturalized citizens to vote this year said they are now looking at how they can influence the elections in 2012. Their central message: Latinos, already the largest and fastest-growing minority More…
A quick dive into Arizona state politics: State Sen. Russell Pearce, the author of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, was selected as president of the Arizona Senate Wednesday after Republicans gained super-majorities in the state House and Senate in the elections. The new title will make Pearce even more powerful — More…
Today’s the big day for Arizona immigration law SB 1070: The Ninth Circuit Court of appeals will hear debate over the law today, with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) present to represent the state and supporters of the law. Brewer is asking the panel of three judges to More…
NPR has a story today on the ties between Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, and private prisons that stand to benefit from more illegal immigrants being locked up. The revelations aren’t new: In These Times had a great piece in June uncovering how state Sen. Russell More…
Leading up the the first appeal hearings next week on Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law, the East Valley Tribune has a piece breaking down some of the possible biases of the three judges who will hear the case brought by the Justice Department. As with most More…
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