BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 29, 2011
Anonymous bullies in our midst
The First Amendment remains one of our most cherished rights
CAVE CREEK – There are people on a bullying spree against Sonoran News and our advertisers and it points squarely at Cave Creek Unified School District and/or the political action committee (PAC) supporting the 15 percent budget override. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 29, 2011
Cave Creek gives town prosecutor the boot
CAVE CREEK – During the recent council retreat, what Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Commander Lt. Rich Burden told council about the behavior of Town Prosecutor Mark Iacovino was upsetting to the point Mayor Vincent Francia uttered a profanity, while other members of council expressed being quite disturbed by Iacovino’s audacity.
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BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 29, 2011
Accident sparks small brush fire at 74th Street and Highland Road
CAVE CREEK – Rural/Metro Fire Chief John Kraetz said light wind and quick response was on their side Thursday afternoon, preventing a brush fire that started at 73rd Street and Highland Road from burning more than about a quarter acre.
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BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 29, 2011
Injunction against California’s video game ban upheld
In Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Cinderella’s evil stepsisters’ eyes are pecked out by doves … Hansel and Gretel kill their captor by baking her in an oven
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court issued another opinion on Monday in favor of the First Amendment, affirming the lower court’s permanent injunction against a California law restricting the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 29, 2011
SCOTUS shoots down matching fund provisions of Clean Elections
Kagan called the triggering mechanism for matching funds ‘constitutionally irrelevant’
WASHINGTON – On Monday, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found the matching funds provision of the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act unconstitutional, with the opinion of the court delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts. Keep reading ...
JUNE 29, 2011
Just in time for July 4th, Court says Tea Party can hand out U.S. Constitution
REDDING, Calif. – A Shasta County Superior Court judge today handed a second constitutional win to local Tea Party leaders, granting a preliminary injunction against Redding Municipal Library. The library had been seeking to restrict the peaceful sharing of ideas and information in a breezeway that had previously been used for that purpose by a wide range of groups. Keep reading ...
