Chandler is frequently labeled a sanctuary city along with Phoenix. But is it really? Phoenix has an ordinance in place stating that police officers may not report illegal immigrants to I.C.E. for small violations such as traffic offenses or cite-and-release misdemeanors. Chandler has no such written policy. The definition of a sanctuary city can include a city that has no written policy, but only if its actions reflect the behavior of a sanctuary city. Recently, I.C.E. increased its responses to calls from local police around the Valley, no longer ignoring illegal immigrants arrested for most crimes. More illegal immigrants are being turned over to I.C.E. in the Valley, even in Phoenix. Over 6,000 illegal immigrants were arrested in the Valley within the past year, twice as many as the year before. It might be time to take Chandler off the sanctuary list. I’d be curious to hear if others disagree.
Federalist Society panel discussion on ballot measure campaigns & campaign finance law applicability
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Phoenix Lawyers Chapter presents a panel discussion:
Should Campaign Finance and Disclosure Laws Apply to Ballot Measure Campaigns?
When: Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 11:30am to 1:00pm
Registration and Buffet Will Open at 11:00am, the program will begin promptly at 11:30am.
- Up to 1.5 hours CLE may be available
Where: The Phoenician Resort
- Las Brisas Room
6000 East Camelback Road
Scottsdale AZ 85251
Who:
- § Andy Gordon, Partner, Coppersmith, Gordon, Schermer, Owns & Nelson PLC
§ Professor Daniel Lowenstein, UCLA Law School
§ Bill Maurer, Executive Director Institute for Justice Washington Chapter
§ Steve Simpson, Senior Attorney Institute for Justice
§ Moderated by Professor James Weinstein, Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Details: $35 registration fee, includes hot buffet lunch
- $15, additional fee for 1.5 hours CLE credit and materials
$20, registration for students
Registration is available online, where you can pay by credit or debit card: www.fed-soc.org/events/eventID.195/event_detail.asp
You may also register by RSVPing to Kasey Higgins (khiggins@ij.org or 480-557-8300).
The registration deadline is Friday, October 12; your courtesy in registering online or contacting Ms. Higgins before October 12 is greatly appreciated.
Gingrich Out
The Associated Press is reporting that former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, had decided against a run for Presidency.
Although many social conservatives applaud Newt’s brilliant ideas and strategies, they were finding it difficult to reconcile it with Newt’s personal life.
Gingrich probably took seriously the GOP’s efforts to “clean its own house” and how that translates into raising money for a national campaign.
Newt’s “departure” will no doubt remind social conservatives that they should also consider the personal lives of other candidates in the race before backing any one of them.
Pappas Out, Biomedical-Campus In
Arizona Republic reporter, Yvonne Wingett, finally breaches the real issue over the whole fiasco of Pappas School in the downtown area. One can assume that the Republic finally started reading the comments on its stories and blogsites like Sonoran Alliance.
From the very beginning, its been all about the land that Pappas sits upon and how it could be incorporated into the expanding biomedical campus. There was only one problem standing in the way – Sandra Dowling.
Late last year, Dowling was pressured to resign from the Maricopa County Regional School District which turned the district over to a receivership. The receivership then hired a $700/day consultant and his wife to run the district to the edge of a decision by the board.
The school isn’t even dead and buried and the land is already the hot topic of speculation and development.
Say “Goodbye” to Pappas as the Board of Supervisors prepare to vote on its fate, Monday morning.
Pappas employees can expect pink slips over the next few weeks with the county at least trying to afford them preference and priority in rehiring.
