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Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

SCOTUS affirms and expands justification for deadly police force

Isaac Rounseville May 1, 2018

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government officials, except in cases of clear incompetence or intentional law breaking, can use deadly force against unarmed civilians. The ruling...

The Pima County Public Defender's Office, with a budget of $12 million, is the largest public defense office in Pima County.

What’s a key factor for your constitutional rights? Geography

Isaac Rounseville March 22, 2018

Michael Penrod’s daily routine typically involves a 35-mile commute to meet with his clients. Because clients tend to be poor, isolated and in need of legal aid, his workspace spans all of Navajo County’s...

Credit: Todd Blomhurst, April 2012, Children's Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.

Annual race for victim aid cash underway

Mike Beckwith February 25, 2016

Advocates for victims of crime not only have to fight for the safety and empowerment of their beneficiaries, they also have to fight each other. A competitive selection process began on Feb. 1 to determine...

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