Michael Meister @photomeisterAZR
Visual strategist for @azcentral and The Arizona Republic. Sharing pictures from our team and other found gems from you. azcentral.com Joined September 2012-
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Got featured in today’s Arizona Republic. I talk about my fam, almost taking a job at Arby’s, Nick Oza, one of my best memories from last year and Hooping with the Fellas.
What was prom like in the '80s in Arizona? Step back in time with these historic photos azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral
Arizona gas prices through the years azcentral.com/picture-galler… via @azcentral
Eid al-Fitr celebrated at Gilbert Regional Park azcentral.com/picture-galler… via @azcentral
March Madness: Purdue, Zach Edey make NCAA Tournament Final Four run in Glendale azcentral.com/picture-galler… via @photoevans @pjbreenphoto
The hotels in #DTPHX are excited and ready to welcome the @MFinalFour teams. 🌵🏀 Learn more about what’s happening downtown by visiting Phoenix.gov/finalfour.
"I kept telling him, 'Hey, man, just stay with it. You've got great hands, you've got a great swing. Just stay with it. Some day, guess what's going to happen, you're going to grow. And you'll grow into your foundation." azcentral.com/story/sports/h… via @azcentral
73 degrees. Roof open. Baseball back.
What was life like in metro Phoenix in the 1960s? Take a peek back in time azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral
Bruce Springsteen launches 2024 world tour in Phoenix. Here's a look at the concert azcentral.com/picture-galler… via @photochowder
Winter storm brings rain to Phoenix, snow to Flagstaff in March 2024 azcentral.com/picture-galler… via @azcentral
What was life like in metro Phoenix in the 1970s? Take a peek back in time azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral
There are so many red flags in this photo from Kensington Palace. Surprised the wires would move it in the first place. #KateMiddleton #RoyalFamily
Earl Zarbin, journalist and author who pioneered water coverage in Arizona, dead at 95 azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral
What was life like in metro Phoenix in the 1980s? Take a peek back in time azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral
Incredibly happy for @lucy_nicholson with her appointment as AP Director of Photography. Devastated to see her go but know she will do great things at AP blog.ap.org/lucy-nicholson…
Photo editing at the @sfchronicle is like having Serena Williams as your doubles partner. I'm beyond stoked and feel so lucky to work with the talented visuals crew. sfchronicle.com/about/newsroom…
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By the way, I know I said I’d update my initial story on this… but since it’s late on a Friday, plans have changed a little. I’ll write a new file on this and tweet it out when it publishes!
Judge Fish makes no rulings from the bench today. He's taking everything under advisement. State says they will need some time to redact the transcript if Fish orders it be unsealed. With that, court is adjourned.
It sounds as though the trial might get moved to September, because attorneys have conflicts on the August dates that are currently planned for it. Another update on case management will happen on June 13, Judge Fish says.
Fish is taking the motion under advisement. Now we're gonna talk case management (basically, how stuff should happen going forward). Attorneys seem to agree all motions are before the court and have been argued. Disclosure has also occurred. Next step: Witness interviews.
He adds: "This is not an inherently coercive environment." One question where Judd invoked the Fifth Amendment asked if she was a member of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors. That's not an incriminating question, Lawson says.
Lawson says the issue of the Fifth Amendment in the context of a grand jury proceeding hasn't come up often in the courts. "The entire concept of whether Fifth Amendment warnings apply at grand jury proceedings hasn't been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court," he says.
Specifically, he raises issues with how Judd invoking her right to remain silent could have been construed in the minds of the grand jurors, especially because he says they were not advised that they shouldn't consider Judd's invoking of her rights in their indictment decision.
Judge Fish is taking Crosby's motion to remand under advisement, and we're moving on to Judd's. Altman says the case should be remanded because the grand jury presentation denied Judd her procedural rights.
Slightly funny moment: Lawson says he needs a moment to log back onto the public Wi-Fi because it kicked him out. I feel his pain because it did the same thing to me a moment ago. It does it every two hours or so.
Lawson also says statutes were read to the grand jury. Later, the grand jurors were given the option of having statutes reread to them and did not request that. "We complied with our obligations under the law," Lawson says.
Lawson defends the grand jury proceedings. He says the law doesn’t allow defense counsel to “reach around prosecution” and present “erroneous instruction of law” to the state grand jury. He said every "clearly exculpatory fact" went to the grand jury, as required.
Following along with this thread? A reminder that most of these arguments were previewed in legal filings in this case. Read about them here, and keep an eye on this link, because I'll update it after oral arguments conclude. azcentral.com/story/news/pol…
He also raises issue with Cochise County Attorney Brian McIntyre being used as a witness and speaking on election law, even though McIntyre "admitted he isn’t an expert in election law." "It undermined the impartiality of the state’s presentation."
Andddd we're back! An attorney for Crosby is arguing that the state violated his procedural rights and erred during grand jury proceedings. He says "exculpatory" evidence wasn't presented to the grand jury and privileged materials were used.
Fish says he's taking Judd's motion to dismiss under advisement. We're also taking a 10 minute break. Motions to remand up next!
State says the grand jury has authority over "categories of conduct," and actions by Crosby and Judd fall into a category of "corrupt misconduct involving any person compensated by public funds."
We're now moving to Judd's motion to dismiss, which argues the state grand jury did not have statutory authority to investigate and thus did not have jurisdiction to move forward with an indictment.
Wilenchik says he and Crosby "intend to pursue this matter as far as it needs to go," presumably referring to an appeal. Judge Geoffrey Fish says he takes "no offense" to that: “I would assume that however I come down, somebody is going down the street. I fully recognize that.”
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