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Arizona Appeals Court Forces AG Mayes to Justify Withholding Election Records

May 1, 2026 10:13 amMay 1, 2026 2:37 pm

The Arizona Court of Appeals has vacated a lower court ruling and remanded a public records case involving Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Judicial Watch for further proceedings, according to a decision filed April 29, 2026. The case, Judicial...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump DOJ’s Push for Arizona Voter Data

April 30, 2026 2:09 pmApril 30, 2026 2:09 pm

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking detailed Arizona voter registration records, delivering a significant blow to nationwide efforts to verify voter rolls and strengthen election integrity ahead of the midterms. U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a...

LA City Council Socialists Launch Bid to Give Noncitizens Full Voting Rights in Local Elections

April 30, 2026 10:53 amMay 1, 2026 8:44 am

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez (CD 13) and Ysabel Jurado (CD 14) have introduced a proposal that would ask voters to greenlight noncitizen voting in city elections — including races for mayor, City Council seats, and Los Angeles Board...

UC Berkeley Law Hosts Convicted Terrorist on ‘Palestinian Political Prisoners Day’

April 24, 2026 7:26 amApril 24, 2026 11:39 am

UC Berkeley allowed a convicted Palestinian car bomber, released in the October 7, 2023, Hamas hostage deal, to address students via video from a Berkeley Law School classroom on Monday. The event, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...

9th Circuit Overrides California Law Forcing ICE Agents to Remove Masks

April 22, 2026 3:02 pmApril 22, 2026 3:39 pm

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued an injunction blocking enforcement of California’s laws targeting federal ICE agents, requiring them to “unmask” and display visible name and badge number. A three judge panel in the 9th Circuit agreed...

SPLC Indicted for Funding the Hate It Pretended to Fight

April 22, 2026 1:33 pmApril 22, 2026 1:46 pm

The Southern Poverty Law Center, long notorious as a partisan smear factory masquerading as a civil rights watchdog, was hit with an 11-count federal indictment Tuesday for wire fraud, false statements to banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. (see...

DOJ Arrests Iranian National at LAX for Allegedly Brokering Iranian Arms Sales on Behalf of Tehran Regime

April 20, 2026 10:40 amApril 20, 2026 10:40 am

Federal agents arrested Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old Iranian national and lawful permanent U.S. resident since 2016, at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday night on charges she brokered the sale of Iranian-manufactured drones, bombs, bomb fuses, assault weapons, and millions of...