Advocates on range of issues anxious over Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Even before President Donald Trump nominated U.S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court nominee Monday night, advocates for a range of issues were bracing for what might come next, how the next justice might affect the court and whether his nomination could be blocked.
More than 100 Confederate symbols removed in past three years nationwide, but none in Arizona
Local and state governments have removed at least 110 Confederate tributes and monuments since the 2015 attack in Charleston.
Abortion, travel ban advocates make voices heard outside Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court handed down major rulings on pregnancy centers and on President Donald Trump's travel ban, but protesters outside the court were determined to have the last word, with noisy but well-behaved crowds swelling as the surprise decisions came down.
Phoenix chief asks city to fund study into increase in officer-involved shootings
The city of Phoenix’s Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee has forwarded a proposal to spend $149,000 on a study that could help prevent the number of police shootings from rising.
Suns, Phoenix clash with Goldwater Institute over arena-renovation records
Deliberations related to the Phoenix Suns’ desire for a $450 million renovation of its arena began Tuesday morning at Maricopa County Superior Court over a dispute about documents not made public.
Monsoon rescues are free, despite ‘stupid-motorist law,’ Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says
Monsoon season sparks rumors about the enforcement a ‘stupid motorist law’ where drivers can be charged the cost of being rescued from storm floods. MCSO deputies want residents to know that they won’t make people pay.
Court: Inmate can sue state for being forced to work religious holiday
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled that a "devout Christian" Arizona inmate can sue prison officials who make him work on a religious holiday, forcing him "to choose between my God's laws and (prison) rules," in violation of his First Amendment rights.
May 18, 2018 Newscast | Cronkite News
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May 10, 2018 Newscast | Cronkite News
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After decades, tribal courts, police slowly regaining lost authority
WASHINGTON - Decades after Congress and the courts sharply limited Native Americans of the ability to enforce their laws, lawmakers have only recently started to restore that authority to tribal courts and cops.
May 3, 2018 Newscast | Cronkite News
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Arizona ranks high for hit-and-run deaths, AAA report shows
WASHINGTON - Arizona had the fifth-highest fatal hit-and-run rate among states in 2016, a year that saw the most hit-and-runs fatalities nationwide, according to the AAA, which said that pedestrians and cyclists are the two most likely victims of hit-and-run accidents.
