PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following statement by Executive Director Alessandra Soler after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court: "Gov. Ducey chose the most unqualified candidate on the list to serve on the highest court in Arizona. In the process, he showed complete disregard for Arizona's most marginalized communities who've been deeply hurt by Montgomery's harsh and i  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by Kristen Waggoner, senior vice president of U.S. legal division, regarding Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's appointment of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court: "ADF congratulates Bill Montgomery, who will be the newest member of Arizona's high court and a worthy successor to Justice Scott Bales. Gov. Ducey said he chose Mr. Montgomery because he 'was looking for a candidate  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by Senior Counsel Travis Barham regarding a federal magistrate judge's recommendation to a district court that it dismiss a professor's lawsuit against Shawnee State University for forcing him to speak contrary to his beliefs: "Dr. Nicholas Meriwether remains committed to serving all students with respect, but he cannot express all messages or endorse all ideologies. "When the university tried to forc  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following statement by President and CEO Glenn Hamer regarding Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's appointment of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court: "Bill Montgomery will make an outstanding Supreme Court justice. This is a superb choice by Gov. Ducey. Having known Bill for over a decade and having had the privilege of serving on his Business Advisory Council, I can attest to his legal  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- Arizona State Law Journal, a journal from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, published nine research articles on the following topics in its Spring 2019 edition: * Assumption of Flood Risk * Creative Constitutional Interpretation as Justification for Rule by the Supreme Court * Discrimination by Design? * Hey, Big Spender: Ethical Guidelines for Dispute Resolution Professionals when Parties Are Backed by Third-Party Funders * Leg  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: In the case of Warren v. Dinter, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a physician acting on behalf of an Obamacare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) can be held culpable for the "reasonably foreseeable" result of "not opening the gate," reports Robert W. Geist, M.D., a retired physician residing in Minnesota, in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: The antibiotic era began in the 1940s, and with these "miracle drugs" it appeared that mankind was winning what was perceived to be a war on microbes. "But we overlooked or underestimated their ability to adapt rapidly under the selection pressure of antibiotics, writes Dr. Andrew Wakefield in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. The growing threat of  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Patients who receive a "surprise medical bill" are surprised because they thought they had insurance, and that the insurer was supposed to pay. As Tamzin Rosenwasser, M.D., explains in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, most people do not have true medical insurance. What they have is a pre-paid medical plan that is run by corporations that control m  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Increasingly expansive and coercive vaccine mandates are placing the supposed collective good of society above the right of patients or their parents to give or withhold informed consent, writes Jane M. Orient, M.D., in a guest editorial in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Read Journal Article: https://jpands.org/vol24no3/orient.pdf Public health  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release: Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in August, and the overall economy grew for the 124th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM(R) Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management(R) (ISM(R)) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: "The August PMI(  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Sept. 6 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release: Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in August for the 115th consecutive month, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM(R) Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management(R) (ISM(R)) Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: "The NMI(R) r  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed that designating additional critical habitat for the Mount Graham red squirrel may be warranted. The groups petitioned for more acreage for the squirrel in 2017 and filed a lawsuit in April to compel the agency to issue a decision on the petition. The squirrels   more

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado, Aug. 31 -- Investments and Wealth Institute will host the 2019 Wealth Advisor Forum at the Fairmont Princess Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct. 21-22: Agenda and Speakers: A History of the Financial Crisis and Lessons Learned for the Future Speaker: Rosie Rios, 43rd Treasurer of the United States, Visiting Professor, Harvard University, CEO, Red River Associates * * * Inspire Integrity: Chase An Authentic Life (Ethics) Speaker: Corey Cioccheti, Associate Professo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Association of Corporate Counsel will host its Annual Meeting at the Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 27-30: Agenda and Speakers: Smarter Law: From Emotional to Artificial Intelligence, Transforming Busy Lawyers into Business Leaders Speaker: Trevor Faure, Former Global General Counsel, CEO, Smarter Law Solutions * * * Practical Contracting: Re-engineering the Contract Process to Do More with Less Speakers: Jacqueline Davis, VP & Deputy General Counsel,   more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association issued the following news release: With one more GIS Leadership Academy in 2019 (Phoenix, Arizona - October 21-25, 2019), URISA is pleased to announce that the program will be offered three times in 2020: * Minneapolis, Minnesota - June 8-12, 2020 * Portland, Oregon - August 17-21, 2020 * St. Petersburg, Florida - November 9-13, 2020 The URISA GIS Leadership Academy has enjoyed steady and enthusiastic p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- Jurimetrics, a journal that says it features information about the relationships between law, science and technology from the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology Law, published four research articles on the following topics in its Spring 2019 edition: * Darkening Storm of Cyberterrorism: International Policy Adaptation for Automotive Cybersecurity Regulations * House of the Rising Sun: SolarCity Corp. v. Arizona Department of Revenue and the  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: If a Medicare patient gets a service performed in a hospital-owned facility, Medicare may pay far more than if the same service was done in a physician-owned clinic, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. This unfair advantage to hospitals has caused many physician practices to close or be bought by hospitals. Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers issued the following news release: The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) has elected its 2019-2020 Executive Committee officers. The officers were elected by the association's members at the annual business meeting, held on August 20 at the 2019 NASACT Annual Conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona. "I would like to thank 2019 president Clark Partridge for hi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- The NewsGuild-CWA issued the following news release: The Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom of The Arizona Republic officially announced Wednesday its journalists are taking steps to unionize the state's paper of record to have a seat at the table as a major corporate merger looms. Reporters, photographers, producers, columnists, copy editors and other employees have signed union authorization cards stating their desire to be voluntarily recognized or hold an election  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- Project Coyote issued the following news release: Today the Governor's Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) approved a rule banning wildlife killing contests for predatory and furbearing species in Arizona. For months a powerful coalition comprised of concerned citizens and wildlife conservation organizations has been working to ban wildlife killing contests statewide. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) passed the initial rule unanimously on June 21st. Wildli  more

TUCZON, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- Social Philosophy and Policy, a journal from the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, published 13 research articles on the following topics in its Summer 2019 edition: * Autonomy and Indoctrination: Why We Need An Emotional Condition for Autonomous Reasoning And Reflective Endorsement * Dimensions of Responsibility: Freedom of Action And Freedom of Will * Forgiving As Emotional Distancing * Forgiving the Dead * Guilt, Grief, and the Good * Meeting the Eliminat  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 6 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: Chris McCrory from Arizona State University, the national winner for Online In-Depth Reporting, received the MOEy Best in Show at tonight's Student Union during Excellence in Journalism 2019. McCrory earned the MOEy - the Society of Professional Journalists top student journalism award -- for his story "In a hole: Arizona officials lack funds to find, secure at least 100,000 abandoned mines." In t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- The Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, a journal from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, published five research articles on the following topics in its Spring 2019 edition: * From Broke to Bespoke: Providing Financial Security to Student-Athletes Within the Confines of Amateurism * I Can't Get No (Legal Protection): the Unauthorized Use of Music in Political Campaigns * Know When to Fold 'Em: the International Effects of Murphy  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 6 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release: U.S. Women's soccer team captain and equality advocate Megan Rapinoe will kick-off WorldatWork's Pay Equity Symposium, October 7-9 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, as part of October is Pay Equity Month, which calls attention to the national conversation about pay equity. Scott Cawood, president and CEO, WorldatWork, will host a Q&A with Rapinoe on October 7 at 7pm. (Credentialed media: contact judy@companyb-ny.com f  more