Moviegoers will gain insight into an L. Ron Hubbard-like cult leader in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master — scheduled for release here on September 14 — but the wild beliefs taught by the real Hubbard go beyond any fictional version. Hubbard’s Scientology is based on revelations by the science-fiction…
Just got word from Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s office that U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Martone today upheld the state’s “secret ballot” law. The voter-approved law was intended to block potential national legislation pushed by labor unions that would have allowed unionization in companies without a secret-ballot election by…
See Also: Joel Fox, Former Sheriff’s Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today Joel Fox, a former captain under Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was at the heart of the SCA campaign-finance scandal, lost his appeal to get his job back today. By a 5-0 vote, the…
See Also: Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio’s Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators See Also: Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Top Deputies Have “Love Connection” to SCA Scandal The stink from Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office wafts on: Joel Fox, the love-swollen former captain under Arpaio…
See also: Janet Napolitano’s Lady-Friends Don’t Like Men, According to Angry ICE Employee See also: Janet Napolitano’s Alleged “Frat House” Leader Suzanne Barr Now on Leave Suzanne Barr, a longtime aide to Janet Napolitano, has resigned her post as chief of staff of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau…
See also: Investigating Joe Arpaio The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that it has closed its investigation into criminal conduct by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas with no charges against either man. The announcement came after 5 p.m. on the Friday afternoon before the Labor Day…
See also: Sheriff Paul Babeu “Pleaded” With Ex-Boyfriend to Keep Silent About Relationship, AG’s Investigators RevealSee also: Paul Babeu’s Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff’s Attorney Threatened Him With Deportation See also: Demands Grow for Full Investigation into Allegations Against Sheriff Paul Babeu Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s office announced today that it…
A jury in Texas has sentenced 59-year-old Rickie Moore of Phoenix to 52 life sentences for the sexual abuse of three girls. Which makes us wonder — since Moore doesn’t have 52 lives, can he just be castrated and executed instead? Ok, harsh. But investigators in the case proved that…
Before performing oral sex on an inmate, prison kitchen supervisor Carl David Evans allegedly told the inmate he’d end up behind bars himself if they got caught. What a know-it-all. Evans, an employee at the Federal Correctional Institution in Phoenix, 37900 North 45th Avenue, was arrested on Tuesday by the…
Mitt Romney promised on Thursday night to put Americans back to work and help give the country the rewards it deserves. Following speeches by Clint Eastwood and others at the Republican National Convention from Tampa, Florida, Romney touted his business credentials and Mormon faith as qualities that would guide him…
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See also: Blunt Justice See also: Marijuana is Real Medicine for a Long List of Ills A database of everyone who has an Arizona medical-marijuana card is being well-used by employers and law enforcement officials, a report of database users shows. The 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act requires the state…
See also: Scottsdale Police Used Excessive Force in ’08 Shooting of Man Left as Paraplegic, Judge Rules After writing Tuesday about the troubling case of David Hulstedt, the mentally ill man shot in the back by Scottsdale police, we obtained the full video (see below) of the incident from Hulstedt’s…
The small crowd of courtroom observers grows hushed as the Reverend Allan Sobol takes the stand. Sobol’s mostly bald, with a graying goatee and mustache. He’s dressed in a black suit, with a black shirt and no tie. After he’s sworn in, Phoenix attorney Paul Conant asks him a few…
See also: John Leonardo, Arizona’s New U.S. Attorney, is No Fan of Sheriff Arpaio John Leonardo, the new Arizona U.S. Attorney, believes that Joe Arpaio abused his power as Maricopa County Sheriff. Leonardo said so in a ruling back in 2010, when he was a Pima County Superior Court judge…
Scottsdale police used excessive force in 2008 when they shot a man in the back without a warning, rendering him a paraplegic, a judge has ruled. David Hulstedt, who was 35 at the time of the shooting, filed a $40 million lawsuit against the city in 2009. An August 6…
Arizona shook from the tremors of nearly 1,000 earthquakes between 2006 and 2009, according to data recently published by Arizona State University researchers. New data from a National Science Foundation program recorded the seismic activity, which has scientists excited because of the unexpected frequency of quakes and the fact that…
See also: Art Critic Richard Nilsen Leaves His Post at the Arizona Republic See also: Arizona Republic Lays Off 30 to 40, Announces Closure of Chandler Offset Plant Azcentral.com will cost $10 a month to access after September 10, the Arizona Republic reports. Home deliveries of the print edition will…
See also: Bill Montgomery Wants Lawyer for Unborn in Suit Challenging AZ’s 20-Week Abortion Ban; Judge Denies His Request See also: Bill Montgomery Joins the Morality Cops in Hating on Strippers Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery understands that voters passed a law legalizing medical marijuana in Arizona, but he still…
See also: Andrew Thomas’ Rachel Alexander: “Incompetent” Bankruptcy Lawyer with a $128K Price Tag, and Counting See also: Rachel Alexander Wins Reprieve From Judge; Appeal Back on Track Rachel Alexander has put her major appliances up for sale and apparently moved to Seattle, but is still appealing the suspension of…
See also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Coming Tuesday, and Will Be Streamed Live Online Arizona should not authorize medical-marijuana dispensaries as voters intended because they would violate federal law, says state Attorney General Tom Horne. But the state’s 2010 medical-marijuana law isn’t preempted by federal law in decriminalizing pot possession…
See Also: Sheila Polk’s Letter to Brewer Misstates AZ U.S. Attorney’s Position on Medical Marijuana See Also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Coming Tuesday, and Will Be Streamed Live Online A letter about medical marijuana to Governor Jan Brewer by Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher, and signed by other sheriffs, contains…
