A white supremacist gang member, Lawrence Russell Brewer, was executed for the infamous dragging-death slaying of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas.

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White Supremacist Executed for Texas Dragging

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she is “confident” the U.S. Supreme Court will lift the injunction on SB 1070, the state’s controversial immigration law.

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Ariz. takes immigration law to justices

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced Monday she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state’s immigration enforcement law on hold. The planned appeal to the high court comes after Brewer lost an initial appeal April 11, when a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reverse a lower court’s order that prevented key parts of the law known as SB1070 from being enforced. Attorney General Tom Horne said going next to the Supreme Court and skip(ing a possible second appeal to the 9th Circuit will save time in resolving the case, while Brewer said she is confident that “Arizona will prevail in its fight to protect its citizens.” Read full article > >

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Ariz. governor taking state’s appeal on implementation of immigration law to US Supreme Court

As Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer decides whether to approve her state’s bill lifting the ban on firearms on college campuses, Adam Winkler writes that both sides of the debate are wrong. The real issue at stake is America’s gun culture. Colleges and…

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Arizona’s Gun Law Debate Is Wrong

Gov. Jan Brewer, facing issues like immigration policy, called for putting politics and policy aside for the day.

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News Analysis: Governor Strives to Restore Arizona’s Reputation

After a decades-long relationship with Budweiser, Major League Baseball reneged on a deal to extend the brewer’s sponsorship, a lawsuit alleges.

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Anheuser-Busch Sues Baseball Over Sponsorship

Gov. Jan Brewer defended Arizona’s strict new immigration law in federal appeals court, while lawyers from the Justice Department called it unconstitutional.

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Appeals Court Weighs Immigrant Law