Rounding the wooden barricade outside the Bird Cage Theater, the ranger stopped mid-strut at a call for assistance. “We’re stuck,” said a man in his 40s, motioning across the street to his gold SUV blocked in by cars, trucks and motorcycles on all sides. The ranger, Duty Sgt. Dan Fischer, and partner Jim Politi quickly…
While many American citizens were busy celebrating on June 26, members of the Navajo Nation were not able to rejoice. For Navajo tribal members, same-sex marriage is not legal although it is now legal in the United States. “Once again, we were forgotten on a national level and the fight for marriage equality is not…
As the science around DNA testing advances and becomes more commonplace in courts it reveals weaknesses in other forms of forensic evidence and expert testimony that impact convictions in Arizona and around the nation. According to the Innocence Project, there have been 330 post-conviction exonerations related to DNA evidence in the United States since 1989…
You’re a mother of a three young children. You’re driving down the road and see sirens begin to flash behind you. You pull over and roll down the window. The officer informs you that your windshield is cracked, and requires identification and proof of citizenship. Maria Cortes was in this situation. She offered the Pinal…
Chris Simcox—Tombstone’s former front man for border vigilantism—has a new campaign that he hopes will keep him out of prison. Representing himself against charges he sexually molested two kindergarten-age girls, his latest exploits have triggered an Appeals Court showdown between his beliefs that he can question the girls in court and those who believe molestation…
