Judge John Roll shot by Jared Lee Laughner

Tucson Victims in Wrong Place at Wrong Time
A Janitor, A Judge, and An Aide Were Victims in Saturday's Shooting in Tucson, Ariz, Targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Like this Story? Share it: As the investigation continues into 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, the main suspect in the Tucson shooting of Congresswoman Giffords, Dean Reynolds reports on the other victims. (CBS) From a judge to a janitor, the victims in Saturday's shooting in Tucson, Ariz., targeting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were all caught in the wrong place at the wron...

The Tucson Shooter and Arizona Politics
Perhaps the stupidest and least surprising comment about the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson came from New York Times columnist Matt Bai. Bai, the author of an interesting book about Democratic politics, analyzed the political environment—the universe of discourse that framed the alleged attempt at Assassination by Arizonan Jared Lee Loughner. Here is what he wrote: Within minutes of the first reports Saturday that Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Demo...

John Roll, Chief Judge of District Court in Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit's Release
Photo issued by the 9th Circuit of deceased jurist John Roll Normally, I do not post Press Releases in their entirety on this blog, but I think an exception is warranted in the case of this statement from the United States' Ninth Circuit Court regarding Arizona's Chief District Judge John Roll, who was killed in the massacre that also severely wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Earlier this year, I interviewed Judge Roll for my October cover story on the U.S. Government's Operation Str...

Authorities charge man, 22, with assassination try
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities on Sunday charged a 22-year-old man described as a pot-smoking loner with trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing others at a political event, revealing that he had scrawled on an envelope the words “my Assassination” and “Giffords.” The discoveries at his home in southern Arizona, however, provided few answers to a shocked nation, from the Victims of Saturday’s shooting rampage to lawmakers worried about thei...

In Arizona, A City Mourns -- And Waits for Info
TIME contributor Adam Klawonn and I have a story from Tucson with information on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' condition, the  state of the Criminal Investigation and the new charges against suspect Jared Lee Loughner. You can read it here. Click here to cancel reply. You must be logged in to post a comment. ...

911 tape of Arizona shooting released
The audio tape of the 911 emergency call placed moments after the Arizona shooting has been released. On the tape the caller can be heard saying Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and several others had been shot, and describing the gunman's appearance. Six people were killed when he opened fire at an event hosted by Ms Giffords in Tucson. She was shot in the head but is expected to recover. The suspect, identified as Jared Loughner, is facing five counts of Murder and Attempted Murder. ...

The Weekend That Was
A troubled 22-year-old College Student, Jared Lee Loughner, has been charged with trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, during a shootout that left 20 people (Read more...) ...

Suspect Fixated on Giffords
TUCSON, Ariz.—Accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner appeared to have been long obsessed with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. On the Scene in Tucson View Slideshow ...

Federal Judge John Roll Among Those Killed In Arizona Shooting
TPM has the details… WNBC reporter Jonathan Dienst confirmed Roll was killed. A statement from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement that Roll had been attacked. And looks like he had received numerous death threats after allowing a Civil Rights case to move forward. When Roll ruled the case could go forward, Gonzales said talk-radio shows cranked up the Controversy and spurred audiences into making threats. In one afternoon, Roll logged more than 200 phone cal...

A demonstration of disturbing trends in American political culture
The shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in an attack that left six others dead, was nothing less than an Assassination attempt. And while we don't yet know what noxious idea inspired the alleged assailant to kill, we can see in the assault a manifest demonstration of several disturbing trends in American political culture. Start with guns: Legally, they are sacrosanct. And not just any guns. In Arizona, any “law-abiding” person over 21 is allowed to carry a conceale...

Moderate Giffords an unlikely target for hate crime
With her warm brown eyes, friendly manner, Astronaut husband and moderate political views, Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was an unlikely target for what investigators indicate was a hate-fueled shooting rampage in her Tucson district. A Blue Dog Democrat and fiscal conservative, Giffords has taken a tough line on Immigration Reform -- her district shares a 100-mile border with Mexico -- and in support of Gun Rights. Her more Controversial recent votes in Congress include supporting...

Jared Lee Loughners video rant
This is the video rant posted by Jared Lee Loughner, the would be assassin who gravely wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords....

Weimar Politics in AZ
Cross posted at Balloon Juice What do we know about Assassination as a political tool? It works.  Not always, but enough. It can be effective even if the assassin is truly a lone gunman, truly crazy, utterly denuded of membership cards or explicit links to more formal political groups. It achieved the desired goal for the Confederate Party when Booth shot Lincoln.  White supremacists were able to play the politics of the next decade or so to resume, through the Ballot Box and violent terror...

Weimar Politics in AZ
What do we know about Assassination as a political tool? It works.  Not always, but enough. It can be effective even if the assassin is truly a lone gunman, truly crazy, utterly denuded of membership cards or explicit links to more formal political groups. It achieved the desired goal for the Confederate Party when Booth shot Lincoln.  White supremacists were able to play the politics of the next decade or so to resume, through the Ballot Box and violent terror, a political dominance...

RIP, Judge John Roll
RIP, Judge John Roll A news release posted at the U.S. District Court of Arizona: The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has suffered a grievous loss today with the untimely death of Chief Judge John M. Roll, who was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at an event hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. Judge Roll was appointed to the federal bench in 1991, and served as chief judge of the district since 2006. The devoted husband, father of ...

AZ Shooting Victims: Christina Green, Judge John Roll and More
Among the six dead at Saturday's shooting in Arizona were 9-year-old Christina Green, a ballerina who was interested in politics, a polarizing District Judge, and a 76-year-old church volunteer....

Surgeons say Giffords showing positive signs
TUCSON, Ariz. — Doctors treating wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords provided an optimistic update Sunday about her chances for survival, saying they are "very, very encouraged" by her ability to respond to simple commands along with their success in controlling her bleeding. The FBI said Law Enforcement could bring charges against the gunman as early as Sunday, and House Speaker John Boehner said normal House business this week has been postponed in the aftermath of the shooting. Surgeons s...

Glock Fire
Editor’s Note: Catch Larry Johnson on John Batchelor’s syndicated Radio Show TONIGHT at around 10:05 to 10:35 p.m. ET. You’ll find programming details and “how to listen” instructions at the end of this post. The Tucson shootings will undoubtedly be part of the discussion. Spoke Thaddeus Mccotter, Devin Nunes, Elliot Engel, all members of Congress, re the shooting of colleague Gabrielle Giffords, and re the fact that death threats are not rare in the life of a memb...

SarahPac Called for Ariz. Congresswoman to be 'Targeted'
SarahPAC Called for Ariz. Congresswoman to be 'Targeted' By Lori Price, www.legitgov.org 08 Jan 2011 Updated: 09 Jan 2011 Sarah Palin's Fundraising instrument, SarahPac, had posted an advertisement to target Democratic Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The photo has since been removed from her website. However, CLG has obtained it and reposted it here. (First photo supplied by Bruce L.) © Bruce L. © SarahPac ...

Law Blog Obituary: Arizona Federal Judge, John Roll, 63
Yahoo! Buzz The tragic shooting in Tucson Saturday morning took the life of six people, among them John McCarthy Roll, the chief judge of the District of Arizona. Judge Roll was 63. Click here for my and Nathan Koppel’s story on Roll in the WSJ; here for the NYT’s article; here for the LAT’s; here for the Arizona Republic’s. Roll was known within the Tucson legal community as a conservative and even-handed jurist who, in recent years had worked hard to increase funding fo...

Infidel Bloggers Alliance
Gabrielle Giffords was shot because she is Jewish? From Carl: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az) wasn't shot because she was pro or anti-immigration. She wasn't shot because she voted against Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. She wasn't shot because Sarah Palin targeted her seat in last fall's Elections. And she wasn't shot because she voted for ObamaCare. Gabrielle Giffords was shot because of a much more baseless hatred. Gabrielle Giffords was shot because she is a Jew!

Roger Ailes
Howard Kurtz's Moronic Equivalence Greasy-wigged Republican Howard Kurtz has finally found a Victim in yesterday's massacre in Arizona. It's Sarah Palin. I hate to say this [sic], but the blame game is already under way. It began within hours of Saturday's horrifying shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and nearly 20 others, even before the gunman was identified. Political Target Map as seen on Sarah Palin's website. Inset: Sarah Palin and Gabrielle Giffords (AP Photo) One of t...

Political fallout from Arizona shooting
Saturday's shooting in Arizona has left many wondering if the divisive political atmosphere in the United States contributed to the rampage. Six people were killed and many were wounded, including Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was shot in the head. She is expected to survive. No clear motive has been identified but a local sheriff says there is a vitriolic political atmosphere which could have been a factor in what happened. Paul Adams reports. Watch Can 'street...

Gingrey, Woodall seek to deny U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants
A pair of Republican congressmen from Georgia is co-sponsoring Legislation aimed at denying automatic birthright Citizenship to the American-born Children of Illegal Immigrants. Ga. Politics news, helpful links PolitiFact Georgia » Ray McBerry: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. Reps. Phil Gingrey, of Marietta, and Rob Woodall, of Lawrenceville, put their names on House Res...

Federal Defender Judy Clarke to Represent Jared Loughner
Jared Loughner just caught the biggest break of his life. CNN reports the Federal Court says former Spokane federal defender (also National Capital Resource Counsel and Federal Community Defender in San Diego), Judy Clarke has been appointed to represent him. Via CNN: Veteran federal public defender Judy Clarke, who has experience in several high-profile cases including those of "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and convicted Terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, was appointed to defend suspect Jared Lee Loug...