Arizona

February 22, 2017  (Fault Lines) — Since I handle death penalty habeas cases, I must be careful not to express opinions on the merits of pending or impending cases involving the death penalty. While I discuss...

February 17, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The self-styled “Dangerous Faggot,” Milo Yiannopoulos, has gained great fame by being the alt-right poster boy for free speech. Among other things, he was famously kicked off Twitter for allegedly...

February 8, 2017 (Fault Lines) — On occasion, one hears something so wrong, blatantly stupid, mean and so downright villainous, that one is forced to poorly paraphrase Mark Twain and:  …step outside and cuss for ten...

January 13, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Just from the title of the article, you can tell it’s going to be one heck of a story: Good Samaritan shoots, kills suspect beating wounded DPS trooper on I-10...

December 14, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Few things suck worse than getting a DUI, but it’s important to always keep in mind that those worse things do in fact exist. Just ask Yesennia Gonzalez: TUCSON, Ariz. –...

October 27, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Joe Arpaio is a bad dude. Between his mistreatment of the prisoners in his jail, his birther insanity, and his “papers please” immigration enforcement efforts; this guy is a disgrace...

October 14, 2016 (Fault Lines) –  Joe Arpaio has been the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona since 1993. He’s proven extremely electable, age 80 when he won his last term—he’s 84 now, well past the age...

September 20, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Those who paid attention during social studies, or can remember School House Rocks, might recall that we have a system of separation of powers. This means the legislature makes the...

August 1, 2016 (Fault Lines) — “I did what I had to do,” a common refrain used by police to justify just about everything they didn’t really have to do. With the recent release of body...

June, 23 2016 (Fault Lines) — Arizona appears to be swarming with border patrol agents in paramilitary gear at check points in what most Americans would view as a scene out of a futuristic dystopian movie. Just another...