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Joe Duhownik
Joe covers Arizona law and politics, focusing primarily on Arizona federal courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Outside the courthouse, you can find him reporting on the city of Phoenix and the Arizona state legislature. Before Courthouse News, he covered criminal justice for the Purdue Exponent student newspaper in West Lafayette, Indiana. Send tips to [email protected].
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Maricopa County lieutenant demands backpay for overtime
The Arizona county says officers in administrative roles like lieutenant are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act because their main duty is not law enforcement.
Northern leopard frogs find new home in Arizona rim country
Though not listed as endangered, northern leopard frogs have disappeared from most of their historical habitats in Arizona since the 1960s, facing invasive species, long-term drought and a deadly fungus.
Guilty plea over fake ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Derrick Anthony Callella faces up to two years in prison for texting the family members of the missing Arizona woman to ask about ransom.
Homeland Security pauses Arizona ICE facility for environmental review
The department can take non-construction steps to prepare the facility, like installing fencing and security cameras, while it conducts its environmental review.
Arizona court rules disclosure of HIV status not criminal harassment of ex
Sean Villa-Kennedy disclosed his own HIV status and the identity of his child’s mother in a social media post he says was in response to her own post indirectly calling him out.
Arson, murder convict denied Arizona meeting records he says could clear his name
Since 2015, Louis Taylor has fought in Arizona federal court to expunge a state murder conviction stemming from a 1970 hotel fire for which he says he was framed.
Jury convicts Marine veteran of threatening to kill the president
Rene Ortiz’s public defenders say he is out of touch with reality and his suggestion that he kill the president-elect was a mere cry for attention.
Man accused of threatening the president made similar threats, trial witness says
Rene Ortiz’s family members testified in federal court that Ortiz’s mental health has been declining for years.