News
Tai Chan retrial ends in mistrial
A mistrial has been declared in the retrial of Tai Chan, a former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy accused of killing his partner. After three hours of deliberations, a jury could not agree on what […]
Arizona
Lead Story
Arizona death row inmates can supply their own execution drugs
Joseph Wood was supposed to die about 10 minutes after his jailers released a combination of midazolam and hydromorphone into his bloodstream. Instead, for nearly two hours, the death row inmate snorted and gasped, breathing like […]
News
Mexican woman with 2 children born in the US deported
A Mexican woman who had been living in the US since the age of 14 has been deported to Mexico. Seven protesters were arrested as they tried to block the vehicle taking her away from […]
Human Rights
Challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s asset forfeiture laws
Following the seizure of their car by the Navajo County Attorney’s Office, an elderly Washington couple, Terry and Maria Platt, are challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s asset forfeiture laws. They are represented by the Institute […]