Flake calls for civility, open minds at hearing for Kavanaugh, Ford
WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said he has not made up his mind on allegations of sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and he urged fellow senators to keep open minds when Kavanaugh and one of his accusers testify Thursday.
Immigration judge criticizes quotas, wants independence from Justice Department
WASHINGTON - The president of the National Association of Immigration Judges criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday for what she called unrealistic standards his Justice Department has set for immigration courts.
Court: Bartenders, waiters entitled to higher pay for non-tipped work
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled that Arizona bars and restaurants cannot pay tipped employees less than minimum wage for doing work that does not directly generate tips, a decision that one attorney called "a game changer" for the industry.
Despite thin record on Native law, tribes wary of Kavanaugh nomination
WASHINGTON - Tribal and legal officials could not point to a specific case on Native American rights that Brett Kavanaugh ruled on as a judge, but said his writings as a lawyer and his rulings in environmental and voting rights cases give them pause about what sort of Supreme Court justice he might be for Indian Country.
Flake joins other senators, wins delay on Kavanaugh after allegation
WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and a handful of other Republican senators broke with leadership Monday and won a delay of a scheduled vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, after allegations of a decades-old sexual assault surfaced.
Policing the jails: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office works to diversify ranks of detention officers
Spanish speaking detention officers like Valeria Cazares are part of efforts by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to bridge a communications and cultural divide with inmates.
Appeals court rejects Democrats’ challenge to Arizona’s voting laws
WASHINGTON - A divided federal appeals court rejected Democratic challenges to two Arizona voting laws, upholding a lower court that said the rules put a minimal burden on voters and there was no evidence they were aimed at minority voters.
Bias-response teams criticized for sanitizing campuses of conservative voices
Conservative students, controversial national speakers and followers of the alt-right movement claim colleges are sanitizing campuses of dissent, in violation of the First Amendment’s right to free speech.
Hispanic Caucus joins critics calling Kavanaugh a potential ‘disaster’
WASHINGTON - As Senate Judiciary Committee hearings ground into their third day, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus added its voice to the chorus of groups criticizing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who caucus members said would be a disaster not just for Latinos but for the nation as a whole.
Pinal sheriff joins GOP lawmakers, White House meeting on border issues
WASHINGTON - Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb told a Washington audience that sheriffs see the problems that come with illegal immigration firsthand and that, as a result, they "want to be part of the solution."
Flake presses Kavanaugh on separation of powers, protections for Trump
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh dodged pointed questions from Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, on the separation of powers and whether the president can be shielded from obstruction of justice charges while in office.
First day of hearings on Kavanaugh nomination highlights partisan divide
WASHINGTON - In the first of what is expected to several days of contentious hearings, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was generally upbeat about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh but said he wants to question the Trump nominee on his views on separation of powers and executive privilege.
