Arizona

May 10, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Let’s talk for a minute about the good old days—the approximately twenty years when people could reasonably expect that evidence unlawfully obtained by police wouldn’t make it into a courtroom...

May 5, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — There isn’t much dispute over whether Hunter Osborn’s decision to partially expose his genitals during a Red Mountain High School football team photo was anything but a stupid teenage prank. ...

Apr. 22, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Police morale keeps sinking, so much so that it’s getting hard to find new recruits. Some manage this morale issue with Bible-inspired wrath in the opinion sections of the local...

Apr. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — People were awfully upset following Maricopa County’s disastrous primary vote, and they came out in full force to voice their outrage. One unlucky protestor got more than he bargained for,...

Mar. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, here’s what you need to know this morning: New audio and video evidence was released in the Seattle police shooting of Che Taylor in February. Officers maintain that Taylor,...

Mar. 21, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — In 2013, “Mitch” Brailsford was a police recruit in Mesa, Arizona, and was one of thirteen officers being equipped with an Axon body camera. He was one of the first...

Mar. 18, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Unlike most cops who shoot to death unarmed citizens, things aren’t going so well for Mesa, Arizona police officer Philip Brailsford. First, he was charged with second degree murder. On...

Jan. 13, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Before he became a state legislator, Arizona State Senator John Kavanagh was a cop. Cops, state legislators, Arizonans: none of these people are known for constitutional acumen. So it’s no...

Nov. 23, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — He’s a man who’s punished prisoners for defacing American flag stickers, forced inmates to wear pink boxers as part of their prison uniforms, and established a “Tent City” wing of...

Oct. 23, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Glenn Edward Baxter intentionally drove his SUV over an embankment and into a lake, killing his wife and three young children. An Arizona Republic article brought up some grisly details:...