Should Arizona Keep Legislative Immunity for State Lawmakers?

Immediately after a February altercation on a Phoenix freeway, Aubry Ballard’s then-boyfriend, former state Senator Scott Bundgaard was able to avoid arrest because of a little-know principle called legislative immunity. Ballard, on the other hand, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault. Examples like the situation with Bundgaard have led a state lawmaker to introduce legislation repealing legislative immunity , reports the Associated Press

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Should Arizona Keep Legislative Immunity for State Lawmakers?