U.S. Court of Appeals

Ninth Circuit Rejects New Hearing on Whether Medical Marijuana is Protected by the ADA

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a petition to re-hear arguments that medical marijuana is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. In a split decision in May, a three-judge panel of the usually liberal court shot down the idea that the ADA allows sick or disabled peopl ... More >>

Rick Santorum's in Town for a Black-Tie Anti-Abortion Gala (of Course)

There's really only one type of event in which former Senator/failed GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum would be the keynote speaker -- an anti-abortion gala.Santorum's slated to be at the Phoenix Convention Center tonight for the annual Arizona Right to Life benefit gala, cocktail attire requ ... More >>

Appellate Court Opinion Favors Creating West Valley Reservation for Tohono O'odham Nation

See also: Gila River Indian Community Attacks Sister Tribe With Federal Lawsuit See also: Glendale Officials Ordered to Pay Tohono O'odham Nation's Legal Fees See also: Wanna Bet? The Tohono O'odham Want to Build a West Valley Casino Glendale officials should start baking cookies to walk over to th ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Joins Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik on the Hook for 2007 Arrests of VVM Executive Editor and CEO

See also: Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution See also: Who's Sorry Now? Andy Thomas eats crow to save his political career See also: New Times Will Appeal Ninth Circuit Court Decision See also: Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio Et Al to Be Heard by Full Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals See also: Joe ... More >>

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Agrees With Supreme Court Ruling on SB 1070

See also: The Supreme Court's 1070 Ruling Is No Win for Teabaggers See also:SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds "Papers Please" Section, Invalidates Others See also: Opponents of Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law Proclaim Fight is Not Over See also: SB 1070: 10 Memorable Moments in Law's History See also: SB ... More >>

Appeals Court Delays 20-Week Abortion Ban at Least Two More Months

See also: ACLU Trying to Stop 20-Week Abortion Ban; Says "No Court Has Ever Upheld" Such a Law See also: Federal Judge Upholds 20-Week Abortion Ban; Actually Cites Suspect Fetal-Pain Evidence The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delayed the implementation of Arizona's law banning abortions after ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Not Protected by Americans With Disabilities Act, Ninth Circuit Court Rules

Gravely ill and severely disabled?Real sorry about that, but you should still be thrown in jail for using marijuana, says a ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Arizona's Voter ID Law Upheld by Ninth Circuit Court; Federal Voter-Registration Forms Must be Accepted, Though

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Arizona's voter-approved 2004 law requiring voters to show proof of citizenship before receiving a ballot.The Appeals Court mostly shot down the challenges to the law, which had itself been upheld in Arizona U.S.  District Court.Arizona can dem ... More >>

Watch Ninth U.S. Circuit Court Hearing on New Times Vs. Sheriff Arpaio Lawsuit

Eileen GilBride, Sheriff Arpaio's lawyer, reacts to criticism by Chief Judge Kozinski that she had come to court unprepared. ​Questions asked by a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in yesterday's hearing of the New Times vs. Sheriff Arpaio false- arrest lawsuit seemed to lean towar ... More >>

Tom Horne to Argue Tucson Government Case at Glendale's Thunderbird School Tomorrow

Image: Court videoTom Horne argued a case personally before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this summer. Tomorrow, he'll appear before the Arizona Supreme Court on another case.​As an elected official, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne could make himself as relatively unseen as, well, Gov ... More >>

Chronic Drug Use and Childhood Abuse (and Crappy Lawyers) Wins Death Row Inmate New Trial Or Life in Prison

Arizona Department of CorrectionsSteven James​The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the death sentence of an Arizona death row inmate who was sentenced to die for the brutal 1981 murder of a man he targeted for being gay.Inmate Steven Craig James, 53, who's been on death row for nearly 2 ... More >>

"Major Triumph," Governor Brewer Says of Appeals Court Shoot-Down of Forced Health Insurance Purchase

Image: www.freedombunker.comObama's health care plan received a major blow today as it's requirement to force Americans to buy insurance was rejected by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.​ Governor Jan Brewer called today's appeals court shoot-down of Obama's mandatory health care plan a "majo ... More >>

July 5 In Blogs: Andrew Plelage, Maren Parusei, Naked Pizza, and Unemployment

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Richard Bible, Kid-Killing Child Molester, Dead. State Executes Murderer on Death Row for More Than 20 Years

Arizona Department of CorrectionsKid-killing child molester Richard Bible is no more.​Arizona Department of Corrections officials confirm to New Times that kid-killing child molester Richard Bible has been executed.Bible, DOC spokesman Barrett Marson says, was pronounced dead at 11:11 a.m.Bible wa ... More >>

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution for Arizona Kid-Killing Child Molester Richard Bible

Arizona Department of CorrectionsKid-killing child molester Richard Bible is scheduled to die manana.​Kid-killing child molester Richard Lynn Bible is running out of time. He's set to be put to death tomorrow for murdering a 9-year-old girl, and today, the United States Supreme Court denied him a ... More >>

Supreme Court Declines to Hear MCSO's Cross-Gender Kinda Nude Inmate Pat-Down Case

​If you're man, and had plans of going to jail to get felt up by a woman, we have some bad news.The United States Supreme Court decided today to not hear the case of a former Maricopa County jail inmate who claims a female detention officer grabbed his junk during a somewhat-nude pat down while he ... More >>

Arizona Dems A-OK With Jan Brewer's Push to Get SB 1070 Injunction in Front of Supreme Court

​Governor Jan Brewer announced this morning that she and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne plan to ask the Supreme Court to lift an injunction that has prevented several parts of Senate Bill 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law, from taking effect -- and that's just fine with Arizona ... More >>

SB 1070, Legislature on Blast for Saturday, April 23 March for Families and Children

Artist Ernesto Yerena's killer poster for this Saturday's marchThis Saturday, April 23 marks the one-year anniversary of Governor Jan Brewer signing Senate Bill 1070 into law. And though there have been a few encouraging cracks in the racist facade of late, the oppression, the raids, and separation ... More >>

Russell Pearce Denied by 9th Circuit on 1070; Judge Susan Bolton's Injunction Remains

Pearce and his nativist allies were served a defeat today by the Ninth CircuitState Senate President Russell Pearce, Governor Jan Brewer, and the forces of nativism here in Arizona and nationwide have suffered a crushing blow. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has today upheld District Court Judge ... More >>

April 11 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Soundwave, Britney Spears, Pizzeria Bianco, and Gabriela Compton

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Jan Brewer and Tom Horne's Silly Rebuttal To the Ninth Circuit

Horne, born in Canada to Nazi-fleeing parents, knows better...or shouldGovernor Jan Brewer and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne have issued a joint press release denouncing the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision today upholding District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton's injunction of four ke ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Church Unified Democrats and Republicans Over One Thing: Limiting Freedom of Speech

John Roll, Chief Judge of District Court in Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit's Release

Photo issued by the 9th Circuit of deceased jurist John Roll Normally, I do not post press releases in their entirety on this blog, but I think an exception is warranted in the case of this statement from the United States' Ninth Circuit Court regarding Arizona's Chief District Judge John ... More >>

Coerced Confessions

Author examines botched Buddhist Temple Massacre investigation

9th Circuit Court Mulls SB1070 Following Hearing; Judges' Questions Analyzed by Media

​ An hour-long hearing at the U.S. 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco signals a mixed bag for both supporters and opponents of Arizona's harsh anti-illegal-immigrant law. A story in the Washington Post claims that "deep skepticism" by one judge about the Obama Adminstration's ch ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Latest Loss: 9th Circuit Swats Down Racist Provision of Prop. 200

The "architect" of Arizona's ethnic cleansing laws, stymied by the 9th CircuitTo borrow a phrase from that great modern philosopher Flavor Flav, when it comes to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's recent ruling on Prop 200, don't believe the hype.Because hype, fake outrage and panic is basically what ... More >>

Oct. 27 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Arizona State Fair, Club Candids, Pie, and Molestation

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Jan Brewer Smacked Down by 9th Circuit on Preliminary Injunction Appeal

Brewer signing her hate legislation SB 1070 in April Governor Jan Brewer's bad week just got worse. Today the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Arizona's appeal of District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton's July 28 injunction of the most significant parts of SB 1070, the state's "paper's please" ... More >>

The Most Worthlessly Obscure Bands on The Soundstrike's Arizona Boycott List

​Well, Thursday is finally upon us -- however, what could have been an entirely shitty day was made less so by the wonderful foresight of U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton and her injunctions on SB 1070. Gov. Brewer's evil army of mercenaries will have to wait until a decision is made on the ... More >>

An SB 1070 Prediction: The Feds Will Come to the Rescue

GPS Tracking on Vehicles by Cops Without Warrants Upheld (Again); "Wholesale Surveillance" Imaginable, Says Eighth Circuit Court

Imagine a society in which cops have the power to place GPS tracking devices on thousands of vehicles, arbitrarily, without need for a single warrant. We're already there, says the Eighth Circuit Court. Wikimedia Commons​ In upholding the conviction of Josue Acosta Marquez, (a.k.a. Martin ... More >>

Clean Elections Law Deemed Constitutional by 9th Circuit; Goldwater Institute Attorneys Expect Supreme Court to Intervene

www.firstfriday.com​Arizona's controversial Clean Elections Law got a new lease on life Friday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling of the U.S. District Court in Phoenix, which found the law to be unconstitutional.The three-judge panel ruled unanimously that the law does ... More >>

May 24 In Blogs: Harry Hughes, David Bowie, Whataburger, and Clean Elections

​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: William Gheen's Facebook "Friend," Neo-Nazi Harry Hughes, and Hughes' "Patrols" for Ille ... More >>

Arizona Clean Elections Ruling to Be Reviewed by U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday

www.spamtacular.com​The Goldwater Institute announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals will review the decision of a lower court that put an end to matching funds for political candidates who run under Arizona's publicly funded elections system.If you're unfamiliar with matching funds, o ... More >>

Taser Limits Demanded by Ninth Circuit Court

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Tasers should be used only when a suspect poses an immediate threat to a police officer or the public. The gun-like weapons, sold by a Scottsdale company, deliver an immobilizing, painful dose of electricty that's supposed to be non-lethal. Most ... More >>

Federal Hearing On "Death Row Debbie" Milke's Big Appeal Postponed

We've been getting a bunch of emails from folks inquiring about the status of the Deborah Milke murder case. ​When we last wrote about the infamous case involving the mom convicted of orchestrating the murder of her 4-year-old son (she supposedly sent him "off to see Santa Claus"), we noted t ... More >>

Brewer Picks Tucson Republican as New State Supreme Court Justice

​ Governor Jan Brewer put out a news release this afternoon announcing she's picked A. John Pelander III to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court. The vacancy was created by the upcoming retirement of Chief Justice Ruth McGregor. As the Arizona Republic notes today, Pelander is a Repub ... More >>

Thomas Loses Case on Spanish-Language DUI Courts; Ninth Circuit Says He has No Standing to Sue

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Spanish-language DUI courts was rejected today by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.Thomas already lost this one once at the U.S. District Court level, though he once vowed to take it to the Supreme Court, if nece ... More >>

Hot Links: Wolverine, Miss Arizona, and Tempe Town Lake

The world premiere of the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine will take place at the Harkins Cine Capri at Tempe Marketplace on April 27. Tempe won the premiere, which star Hugh Jackman is scheduled to attend, through an online contest by Twentieth Century Fox...Alicia-Monique Blanco, better known as Mis ... More >>

Brewer vs. Nader: The U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Arizona's Appeal on Ballot Law

Wikimedia Commons Ralph Nader wins his battle against Arizona's ballot laws.The Supreme Court has upheld a decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned an Arizona law regulating how independent candidates can get on Arizona ballots. Presidential hopeful Ralph Nade ... More >>

Buddhist Temple Murders Killer's Conviction Overturned by Ninth Circuit Court

The nightmare of the 1991 massacre at a Phoenix Buddhist temple resurfaced today after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of the triggerman in the slayings, Jonathan Doody (pictured above with his lawyer). The Associated Press reports that the appeals court judges found ... More >>

On Spanish speak-ins and Dulze Pinzon superheroes

The Thing That Won't Leave

The feds have busted a gut trying to deport Emmanuel Agyeman. Even seven tumultuous years in an Arizona prison couldn't budge him

Luck Out

The state's mistake means a convicted killer goes free - at least for now

Flashes

Flashes

Moral Sex

City Hall Puritans crack down on sex businesses. Expect the courts to decide if the new laws are constitutional.

THE UNTOUCHABLE

EVERYONE AGREES JOHN SAHHAR DOESN'T BELONG ON THE STREET, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

FLASHES, 8-10

AN OBSCENE LOOPHOLE DOUGLAS GATES WENT TO PRISON FOR SECRETLY VIDEOTAPING NAKED CHILDREN NOW, AN APPEALS COURT SAYS HE SHOULD GO FREE