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NAVY VET SPEAKS OUT: "I strongly believe that our government exists to represent us, not dictate to us. The city’s actions are simply unacceptable and a violation of our rights."

Read his op-ed at Arizona Daily Sun:

Coconino Voices: Flagstaff City Council is denying First Amendment rights I defended our Constitution for decades, spending 22 years in the U.S. Navy Submarine force.

Florida. Texas. Arizona. Now... Iowa. Goldwater is freeing our colleges from DEI’s stranglehold, state after state.

Goldwater also stands up against an unjust practice called "civil asset forfeiture."

Read all about it in our Week in Review:

Week in Review: DEI Goes Down in Yet Another State First Florida. Then Texas. Then Arizona. And now Iowa, too. The discriminatory “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) regime that infested..

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, passed away today at the age of 93.

As a trailblazer for women on the nation’s highest court, and an attentive and at times strikingly eloquent legal thinker, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will forever be remembered—and with particular fondness in the state she called home.

Sandra Day O’Connor, an Arizona Icon Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, passed away today at the age..

A victim of child sexual abuse was supposed to receive a small measure of relief when a North Carolina judge ordered her abuser to pay her $69,000 in restitution.

Then the federal government stepped in and claimed the money for itself.

This week the Goldwater Institute struck a major blow against this type of predatory practice:

Goldwater Strikes Blow Against Government Theft at Federal Appeals Court A victim of child sexual abuse was supposed to receive a small measure of relief when a North Carolina judge..

The Goldwater Institute accomplishes tangible results for liberty in courts, legislatures, and communities nationwide!

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Goldwater attorney John Thorpe appears on azfamily 3TV CBS 5 to discuss our lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Agriculture for illegally mandating that only cage-free eggs be sold in the state!

Watch it here: https://ow.ly/tkRr50QbHKF

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This Thanksgiving, we celebrate the steadfast spirit of liberty embedded in our great nation, where freedom and individual rights are not merely ideals, but the very backbone of our country.

Thank You to All Americans Who Stand Firm for Freedom This Thanksgiving, we celebrate the steadfast spirit of liberty embedded in our great nation, where freedom and individual rights are..

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Civic participation... why is it important?

Find out from Goldwater's Timothy Sandefur at ASU on 11/28 at 5PM!

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“Economic Freedom and Democratic Participation” with Timothy Sandefur Drawing on the poet Robert Frost’s famous observation that “good fences make good neighbors,” Timothy Sandefur examines how individual rights, especially economic freedom, preserves the civility vital to keeping alive the American Dream.

Senator Cruz hails Goldwater Institute as a game-changer in school choice. Get the full story in our latest blog:

Sen. Ted Cruz Hails Goldwater’s Leadership in School Choice Revolution Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has high praise for the Goldwater Institute’s work to make school choice a reality for..

Victory: free speech vanquishes forced speech.

Lawsuit: we're suing the "egg bureucrats" to challenge their illegal power grab.

That and more:

Week in Review: Victory! Free Speech Vanquishes Forced Speech You shouldn’t have to pay for speech you don’t support just to do your job. The Goldwater Institute went to..

"The government turned a blind eye to a forgery scheme intended to compel an innocent government employee to pay union dues. This is unconstitutional, and it will not happen on Goldwater's watch."

It’s Time to Stop Passing the Buck—to Thieves and Forgers If someone forged your signature to gain access to your paycheck, that would be a crime. It would be even..

Arizona restaurateur sues the "egg bureaucrats" to stop illegal power grab.

Today Goldwater and Pacific Legal Foundation are challenging a cage-free egg mandate that bureaucrats imposed with no checks and balances. Read about the lawsuit here:

Arizona Restaurateur Sues Bureaucrats to Stop Illegal Power Grab Arizona small business owner Grant Krueger was already running his restaurants on razor-thin margins before unelected bureaucrats with the state..

Goldwater just scored a major court victory for freedom of speech and association!

Read about it here:

Victory! Federal Court Rules Louisiana’s Mandatory Bar Dues Violate 1st Amendment The Goldwater Institute just scored a major court victory for freedom of speech and association: On Monday, the U.S. Court..

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Arizona Ranks 1st in Education Choice in Back-to-Back Years Arizona is leading the nation in freeing families from a failing public education system thanks to the Goldwater Institute’s work...

Week in Review: Watch the gun ad the government banned!

PLUS: Goldwater fights civil asset forfeiture and a special thank you to veterans.

Read it here:

Week in Review: Watch the Gun Ad the Government Banned Flagstaff, Arizona, shooting range owner Rob Wilson has a message for the government tyrants who are trying to censor him:..

Today, we say thank you to America’s veterans. Between the deployments, the time away from loved ones, the moves, and the uncertainty, military service is a sacrifice.

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"We have elected representatives who are instead trying to dictate based on their own personal opinions rather than the law or the Constitution," Navy veteran tells National Review.

Goldwater stands up for this veteran's free speech rights:

Arizona Airport Censors Gun-Range Ad, Prompting Lawsuit Threat | National Review The Flagstaff airport claims the ad violated a ban on ‘violence or antisocial behavior’ despite accepting a similar ad in the past.

Arizona ranks 42nd in the nation for hospital beds per 1,000 residents and faces a doctor shortage...

Scottsdale has the opportunity to promote development, opportunity, and healthcare freedom:

Riches: Scottsdale has the opportunity to promote healthcare freedom - Daily Independent Many of Arizona’s cities are notorious for restricting free market principles, property rights and innovation. Consequently, at the Goldwater Institute – where we specialize in defending …

Now is the time to confront the soft bigotry of low expectations and enforce rigorous academic standards for all students.

Learn more about how Goldwater is promoting academic transparency with our landmark legislative blueprint:

Academic Transparency - Goldwater Institute Keep Politics Out of the Classroom with Academic Transparency. Goldwater Institute discusses how Academic Transparency works.

Our freedoms are worth defending... and boy did we talk A LOT about it last night at our !

Read about that and more in our Week in Review:

Week in Review: The Future of Freedom Our freedoms are worth defending. After all, our nation’s promise of liberty for all has delivered prosperity to millions of..

Andddd that’s a wrap on our 2023 Goldwater Institute Annual Dinner and 35th anniversary celebration! We’ll see you next year... FOR LIBERTY! 🇺🇸

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Andddd that's a wrap on our 2023 Goldwater Institute Annual Dinner and 35th anniversary celebration! We'll see you next year... FOR LIBERTY! 🇺🇸

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Goldwater 2023 Annual Dinner: Fighting for Freedom for Future Generations Our freedoms are worth defending—after all, our nation’s promise of liberty for all has empowered millions of Americans across countless..

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Overcome.
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The American Dream is for EVERYONE!

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CON laws are rules that only exist to stifle economic competition...

A doctor in NC want to provide low-cost eye surgeries, but he’s not allowed to because the state doesn’t want him to compete against another clinic in the area. 🤯

Read about it:

Goldwater Urges N.C. Supreme Court to Let Entrepreneurs Defend Themselves The Goldwater Institute filed a brief in the North Carolina Supreme Court today in support of a group of business..

Educational freedom is vital to a free and open society!

That's why Goldwater is taking its vision for education freedom across the nation, most recently in the Sooner state.

Read about it from Goldwater Institue Ronald Reagan Fellow Cameron Teel:

DEI Disrupted: Goldwater Takes Vision for Education Freedom to Oklahoma Educational freedom is a cornerstone of a thriving society, enabling individuals to explore diverse viewpoints and contribute to the marketplace..

Fox News: Goldwater defends Navy veteran's rights against illegal government censorship.

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Goldwater Institute backs AZ gun range's challenge to airport ad removal The Goldwater Institute, an Arizona-based conservative think tank, is backing a Flagstaff shooting range's challenge to the city's decision to pull its ad from airport televisions.

Are math and reading 'racist'?

Plus: read about the Navy veteran who was CENSORED by the government.

That and more in our Week in Review:

Week in Review: Are Math and Reading ‘Racist’? Math isn’t racist. Neither are reading and writing. But Oregon’s public education bureaucrats seem to think they are. They just..

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