VOTERS V. JUDGES

Published November 25, 1996 4:00am ET




Anyone glumly anticipating another four years of Clinton judicial appointments and continued expansion of criminals’ rights can find cheer in a little-noticed initiative just adopted in Arizona. Despite a fierce opposition campaign run by injudicious judges and lawyers and abetted by a hostile press, citizens of the Grand Canyon State voted overwhelmingly to require the adult prosecution of certain juvenile offenders and to curb overweening judges.

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