Statement from Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin: The U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) in Phoenix recently filed nine motions in our case aimed at denying us a fair trial, the most egregious of which asks federal Judge Diane Humetewa to prevent…
Should the U.S. Department of Justice get to decide that a federal law means one thing in the five-year-old criminal case in Arizona against veteran newspapermen and ex-Backpage owners Jim Larkin and Michael Lacey, while, at the same time, arguing…
Getting arrested for not doing much more than standing around may sound like the exclusive purview of repressive regimes like those in China, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Still, standing outside a Chase bank branch in Phoenix, or peacefully watching…
At a Dec. 8th meeting of the Arizona Human Trafficking Council, Gov. Doug Ducey announced a statewide media campaign to bolster a long-discredited urban legend: that large sporting events such as the Super Bowl serve as magnets for the sex…
Nothing is ever done. And when it is done, It is soon enough, undone. After 49 years of Roe v. Wade, we now face the fundamental destruction of a woman’s right to control her own body. This is a direct…
When it comes to Arizona state Sen. David Farnsworth’s fixation on pro-marijuana billboards, an admonition from Jack Nicholson’s character Col. Nathan R. Jessup in the 1992 drama A Few Good Men comes to mind: “You can’t handle the truth!” The Arizona Daily…
UPDATE 1/10/2018: Front Page Confidential has followed up on this story. Read Stephen Lemons’s ongoing coverage of Joe Arpaio’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate by following the link below: “Pardon Me? Joe Arpaio Declares His U.S. Senate Candidacy” UPDATE 1/9/2018: Late…
