A lawsuit claims Tempe's requirements violate organizers' First and 14th Amendment rights, which protect freedom of speech ...

Protesters gathered outside a recent Tempe City Council meeting and dozens spoke inside to try to stop an ordinance they call a violation of free speech and assembly. Taylor Seely, a First Amendment ...

The council has passively consented. It cited AZ Hugs founder Austin Davis with 34 violations of the ordinance, ultimately reaching a plea deal that keeps him out of city parks well into next year.

Notably, Austin Davis of the nonprofit AZ Hugs, which provides services to the homeless, vocalized his concerns at the council meeting, as per an interview with ABC15.

Austin police are searching for a suspect or suspects in a beating that left a woman with life-threatening injuries at a homeless camp, officials said. … ...

Valley residents Austin Davis, Ron Tapscott and Jane Parker sued Tempe in federal court in April, claiming the city's permit requirements for events were unconstitutional because they prevented or ...

A state Appeals Court has overruled a lower court decision that said the city was not liable for conditions in a Tucson neighborhood wash that attracted homeless camps.