Articles by MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda
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Federal employees could face criminal charges in Arizona for dropping off immigrants
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | June 10, 2014 4:06 pmMaricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery threw down the gauntlet and warned federal officials that charges of child abuse could be filed against them for transferring immigrants to Arizona. In this one simple move Montgomery might be able to do what no one else has been able to do yet…stop the transfers. Or at least make […]
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Parents should know where their kids are surfing, in the water and on the Internet
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | June 4, 2014 9:06 pmHow could this happen to a “good” family? How could this happen to a set of loving parents who, for all intents and purposes, appeared to be “normal?” Who do we blame? When the parents are ill-quipped to raise children, for example, when they are on drugs, are alcoholics or are abusers, then we can […]
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Will a recorded Jodi Arias courtroom lessen interest? Hardly
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | May 27, 2014 7:05 pmFinally! Judge Sherry Stephens issued her ruling regarding whether she will allow cameras in the courtroom for the retrial of the penalty phase in State v. Jodi Arias. The judge surprised me and IS ALLOWING cameras to record the trial. Yes, I said “record” the trial. You see, she ordered that, although cameras are allowed […]
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Around prom and graduation, keep you and your kids safe and crime-free
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | May 9, 2014 11:05 pmParents, do you have prom and graduation party anxiety? This might help. We are well into May and it’s the time of year where teens are going crazy with anticipation and excitement for prom and the rite of passage known as graduation, while parents are nervous about the parties. This is a special time for […]
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Life for Marissa Devault
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | April 30, 2014 8:04 pmLife. That is what Marissa Devault received Wednesday.
After numerous days of deliberations, several substantial breaks and three phases/parts of a first-degree murder trial, the jury decided to spare the convicted murderer the death penalty and give her life.
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The NCAA wants to feed its athletes? About time
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | April 16, 2014 11:04 pmStarving. That one word, uttered by a superstar, was the final push the NCAA needed to propose a necessary change to its rules.
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Be careful what you say on social media
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | April 4, 2014 9:04 pmSocial media is popular not only because it brings people together but also because you can get away with saying just about anything!
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Should college athletes be paid?
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | March 19, 2014 12:03 amThe issue of whether college athletes should be paid is heating up with the filing of a class-action lawsuit this week.
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Are e-cigs (aka ‘vaping’) the wolf in sheep’s clothing?
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | March 4, 2014 10:03 pmYou may have recently seen the rugged and handsome face of actor Stephen Dorff in the black and white commercial touting the life-changing e-cigarette or the beautiful Jenny McCarthy claiming it is a good alternative to smoking.
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Is Stand Your Ground really just an excuse?
MONICA LINDSTROM, KTAR Legal Analyst, Co-host of The Agenda | February 12, 2014 6:02 pmIs the Under Arizona Revised Statutes 13-405(B) “a person has no duty to retreat before threatening or using deadly physical force…if the person is in a place where the person may legally be and is not engaged in an unlawful act.” Additionally, under ARS 13-404 “[a] person is justified in threatening or using physical force […]
