A $1,000 fine for failing to report a lost or stolen firearm to the government…within two days? That’s exactly what the Pima County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors brazenly passed this month. But it’s illegal—an...
Avoiding “microaggressions.” Checking your “cisgender privilege.” Developing a marketing campaign for a hypothetical popstar who uses “they/them” pronouns. It’s all mandatory at Arizona State University...
Award-winning investigative journalist Amy Silverman has exposed numerous problems at Arizona’s Department of Economic Security. She’s done it through a series of reports documenting the delays and denials face...
This week, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation that strikes a major blow against the Administrative State—the army of unelected bureaucrats who control nearly every aspect of American life—and reasserts our...
Violent protests have shut down speakers on campuses across the country, and administrators are refusing to protect speakers’ and students’ First Amendment rights. Our nation’s precious tradition of freedom of speech is increasingly imperiled in universities and in society at large. Read about Goldwater’s plan to restore free speech on campus.
Cities and states routinely overstep their authority and trample on our constitutional rights. In Illinois, for example, the state deprives citizens of their Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms through a constitutionally questionable application process that is indefinitely delaying citizens’ ability to purchase a firearm. The Goldwater Institute’s team of attorneys are suing the state to ensure the Second Amendment is upheld. Read more about the case.
All children deserve the equal protection of the law. But under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), Native American children are deprived of the legal protections that children of other races enjoy. The Goldwater Institute is challenging this law and fighting to defend the constitutional rights of these children. Read more about it here.
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