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Arizona law generally makes it very easy to vote. Voters may cast their ballots on election day in person at a traditional precinct or a “voting center” in their county of residence. Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16–411(B)(4). Arizonans also may cast an “early ballot” by mail up to 27 days before an election, §§16–541, 16–542(C), and they also may vote in person at an early voting location in each county, §§16–542(A), (E). These cases involve challenges under §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) to aspects of the State’s regulations governing precinct-based electionday voting and early mail-in voting. First,...

Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans held a news conference Sunday afternoon, praising senators for confirming Justice Brett Kavanaugh, despite what they called a “smear campaign” spearheaded by Democrats. During the event, the women of the North Carolina Republican Party said the sexual assault claims against Kavanaugh are “outlandish.” The news conference opened up with Michele Nix, vice chairwoman of the North Carolina Republican Party, saying that women stand with sexual assault survivors, but they also stand in support of the presumption of innocence....

Although some are tired of hearing about Arizona’s border problems, others are not. That’s how Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever sees the issue, which not only impacts Arizona but also far beyond the state. The federal government’s attack on Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 is just an example of those in Washington, D.C., who are unaware of the enormous problem illegal immigrants and drug cartels are causing throughout the nation, Dever said. Speaking to more than 40 people Thursday night at the monthly dinner meeting of the Coronado Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, the sheriff said the federal...

When she was a 13-year-old student at Safford Middle School in Arizona, Savana Redding was strip-searched by school officials in search of - this is no joke - ibuprofen. Now she is suing the district and the officials for violating her Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. It is not good for Redding that while the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on her case last week, Justice David Souter commented, "My thought process is I would rather have the kid embarrassed by a strip search, if we can't find anything short of that, than to have some other...

I was wondering how long it will take for the "Main Stream Media" to attempt to tie every conservative in Washington DC and beyond to the the "Lobby Scandal" surrounding Native American Indian Lobbiest Jack Abramoff. Although the "Main Stream Media" is trying to tie Abramoff to the GOP only, they forget that Democrats are the #1 Native American Lobbist target, but I digress.. ABC News Nightline is saying that because Justice Scalia went to Colorado instead of attending the Roberts swearing in ceremony, he is violating Judicial Ethics laws. NightLine is supposed to air the story tonight on ABC...

The clash that surfaced at John Roberts' Supreme Court confirmation hearing Monday over whether he should reveal his views on court cases or issues is not merely a conflict between judicial neutrality and the public's right to know. It's also a partisan battle over a past confirmation hearing and who gets to interpret it. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee urged Roberts, a federal appeals court judge nominated by President Bush to succeed the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, to follow Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's example at her confirmation hearing and keep his opinions to himself. Democrats urged him to...

False NARAL Ad Attempting To Smear Highly Qualified Nominee Pulled_____________________________________________DEMOCRATS UTILIZING THREE LINES OF ATTACK AGAINST JUDGE ROBERTS Democrats Three Prong Attack Strategy Includes Complaints On Consultation, Extremism, And Document Production:"Democrats Signaled That Whoever The Nominee Is, Their Three Likely Lines Of Attack Will Be To Assert The White House Did Not Consult Them Sufficiently, Then Paint The Nominee As Ideologically Extreme And Finally Assert That The Senate Had Not Received Sufficient Documents About The Candidate."  (Mike Allen, "Parties Line Up Strategies For Hearings On Nomination," The Washington Post, 7/3/05)STRIKE ONE: LACK OF CONSULTATION ATTACK FAILS TO MAKE CONTACT White...

IT LOOKS AS IF all the interests groups and nattering nabobs outside the White House have conspired to make placing his first U.S. Supreme Court nominee on the bench easy for President Bush. The left certainly has done its part. For five years, Senate Democrats on the far left have hurled invective at hot-button conservatives -- especially female and minority judges. They've only got so much mud left -- and they can't afford to waste it. Nonetheless, they will hurl more at Bush nominee John G. Roberts Jr. and waste it. It's the only play they know. Moveon.org quickly dismissed...

Race- and gender-based advocacy groups and bar associations are looking beyond identity as the debate intensifies over the future of the U.S. Supreme Court.Amidst the calls for another woman, a second black or the first Latino to sit on the court are questions about how a future justice may rule. "It's the ideology at this point that's more important than the color or gender," said University of Buffalo political scientist Mark Hurwitz.Sandra Day O'Connor's surprise retirement announcement July 1 and the possibility of one or more vacancies opening this summer have put court watchers in a frenzy.Calls for minority high...

With Justice Sandra Day O'Connor gone from the Supreme Court, choosing her successor is NOT the most important task before us. More critical is reducing the damage a clueless and arrogant Court can do. Thankfully, there are signs that America is moving toward a new declaration of independence. The Court unleashed its latest shocker on June 23. In a 5-4 decision called Kelo vs. New London, the Court declared that it's okay for the government to seize your house just for the purpose of giving it to someone else. [snip] Only Congress is authorized to make laws or spend money....