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Conservative groups lose appeal of election overhaul lawsuit
An appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit from conservative groups that challenged how Arizona counties verify early ballot signatures and run ballot drop-boxes, among other things.
Brought by the America First Legal Foundation and the Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona on behalf of a group of voters, the lawsuit rehashed numerous claims that election deniers have made...
A Star Wars-themed sign at the No Kings rally at the Arizona Capitol on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)
GOP bill would let prosecutors charge protesters with racketeering for damaging property
A Republican lawmaker who watched as Trump supporters broke into and ransacked the U.S. Capitol in 2021 wants to send Arizona protesters to prison for rioting if they damage property.
Under the proposal from state Sen. Mark Finchem, R-Prescott, Arizona’s legal definition of a riot would be changed to include when...
Election workers sort ballots at the Weld County Elections office in Greeley, Colorado, in June 2024. (Photo by Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline)
Trump’s mail ballot order would shatter 55 years of Postal Service independence, experts say
President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail voting would shatter decades of U.S. Postal Service independence intended to shield it from partisan politics, postal experts and attorneys say.
Postal experts said Trump ordering the postmaster general to take any action — let alone on a matter as sensitive as elections — violates guardrails in federal law against ...
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Medical marijuana gets rescheduled, but recreational use still treated like heroin under federal law
Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday, while a process that could remove the drug in all forms from the federal list of the most dangerous drugs is set to begin in late June.
The order, signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, shifts many marijuana products from...
The headquarters of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama on February 8, 2023. Legal experts Wednesday expressed doubts about the U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to prosecute the civil rights organization over allegations of fraud. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
Legal experts skeptical of DOJ’s criminal case against Southern Poverty Law Center
Attorneys and law professors Wednesday expressed skepticism about the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, with few expecting the charges to lead to sanctions against the civil rights nonprofit.
The indictment alleges that SPLC’s use of paid informants within white supremacist groups...
Federal immigration officers were at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23, 2026, to help with airport security during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)
Senate GOP clears path for up to $140B in ICE funding as DHS shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans approved a budget resolution early Thursday intended to speed the way for billions for immigration enforcement, sending the measure to the House, where GOP lawmakers in that chamber need to adopt it to unlock the reconciliation process.
The 50-48 vote followed a marathon amendment voting session that Democrats used to highlight...
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