Arizona governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
The appointment of Maria Elena Cruz broadens the racial, geographic and political diversity of the seven-member, Republican-dominated court.
Miranda v. Arizona: The Supreme Court case that made the Miranda Rights
In 1966, the Supreme Court ruled that police must inform suspects of their Miranda Rights before speaking about the incident, following the case of Miranda V. Arizona in 1963, in which a suspect was denied legal representation and his constitutional rights were violated.
Maria Elena Cruz Picked to Be the First Latina and First Black Person on the Arizona Supreme Court
Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.
Gov. Katie Hobbs appoints Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court
Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most influential bench.
Hobbs appoints new AZ Supreme Court judge
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs held a news conference on Jan. 29 to announce the appointment of Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court.
Gov. Hobbs appoints Yuma judge to Arizona Supreme Court
Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz to fill a seat on the Arizona Supreme Court. Cruz, a Democrat from Yuma County, was announced Wednesday as the governor's choice to fill a seat vacated by Justice Robert Brutinel last year.
Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?
Trump is likely to succeed in expanding presidential powers on some fronts because the Constitution generally puts vast power ...
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Could the Supreme Court Back Trump on Birthright Citizenship?
Trump’s executive order looks to redefine the constitutional right of birthright citizenship to exclude the children of ...
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Alan Dershowitz Says There’s A Way The Supreme Court Can Avoid Killing Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Attorney Alan Dershowitz said Monday that one question can help the U.S. Supreme Court avoid striking down President Donald ...
How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons ...
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Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the ...
‘Heightened Scrutiny’ Review: A Transgender Attorney Heads to the Supreme Court in an Emotional and Informative Doc
Sam Feder’s documentary 'Heightened Scrutiny' follows an ongoing Supreme Court case regarding transgender rights.
Supreme Court to weigh constitutionality of nation’s first religious charter school
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether states may reject religious charter schools from receiving public funding, ...
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Red states urge Supreme Court to block suits against big oil
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. So at the last conference, the ...
Idaho Republican lawmakers call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling
In 2006, Idaho voters passed an amendment to the state Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, ...
Trump’s spending freeze sets up a future possible Supreme Court showdown over presidential power
President Donald Trump’s dramatic pause of federal grants and loans is queuing up a Supreme Court showdown over the ...