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Dennis Gilman: Bad-Ass Citizen Journalistnew
A Phoenix videographer with a camera — and a chip — on his shoulder goes after Arizona's right-wing zealots.
Phoenix New Times |
Weston Phippen |
06-07-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Sheriff's Detention Officers Unnecessarily Terrorized a Psychotic Inmatenew
Eric Vogel was a seriously mentally ill Phoenix man who died (of a heart attack, officially) in December 2001, a week after a violent incident with the jailers at the now-closed Madison Street Jail. The civil case was filed by Vogel's survivors.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
02-16-2010 |
Civil Liberties
A U.S. Citizen Testifies Before Congress About Being Racially Profilednew
Julio Mora testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in April, the star witness during a hearing held on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) agreements with local police entities. He and his dad were detained for three hours during a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office immigration raid.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
12-08-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Jim Torgeson Fights for the Right to Twirl Signsnew
Unfortunately for Torgeson, holding a sign on a street corner in Scottsdale is a crime. So the small-business owner has taken his cause to the Arizona Legislature and is prepared take it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Phoenix New Times |
Megan Irwin |
04-02-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Feds Probe Vote Problemsnew
U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton has launched a grand jury investigation into some of Arizona's 2004 elections.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
02-13-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Ballot Boxingnew
Arizona GOP honchos keep hiding the truth about election foul-ups, as it's learned that ballots may be stored illegally.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-24-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Rocking the Boatnew
GOP bigwigs and their pandering pals in the mainstream press are apoplectic about a state senator and New Times' fight to discover the truth.
Phoenix New Times |
Rick Barrs |
01-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Ballot Box Breakdownsnew
An independent voting-technology expert finds serious problems in the Maricopa County, Arizona Elections Department.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
University Prez Curbs Free Speech to Please Donornew
Be it to keep the Commission on Presidential Debates at bay, cower to a donor who also happens to be a George W. Bush elector in the Electoral College, or coddle members of the Mormon church, Arizona State University's president is trying to scare a campus of 55,000 into submission.
Phoenix New Times |
Joe Watson |
11-24-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
