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Dangerous isolation: Attorneys claim lapse in care for prisoners with mental illness
Key Points: Attorneys say seriously mentally ill inmates kept in isolation Plaintiffs allege staff threats, violence discourage recreation time Motion seeks more out-of-cell time, training and staff accountability Inmates with […]
GOP leaders appeal judge’s ruling on transgender birth certificates
Key Points: Judge rules law requiring surgery for birth certificate change unlawful Ruling requires health department to recognize doctors’ statements The reason: Unamended birth certificates could lead to forced privacy […]
Court ruling: Cities can’t enforce prevailing wage on government contracts
Key Points:Â Arizona Court of Appeals rules against prevailing wages That means cities cannot require out-of-state companies to pay local minimum wages The court says voters’ approval of minimum wage […]
Reynolds Consumer Products to redesign recycling bags after Arizona consumer fraud settlement
Key Points: Reynolds Consumer Products settles consumer fraud lawsuit with Arizona state Company agrees to remove “recyclable” claims from its large plastic bags’ packaging Reynolds will use a blue background […]
Federal judge orders takeover of Arizona prison health care system
Key Points:Â Federal judge orders prison health care receivership Court finds persistent unconstitutional medical failures Receiver to overhaul Arizona prison system After nearly a decade and a half of litigation, […]
Arizona may not have enough cash to compensate those it has wrongfully imprisoned
Key Points:Â Eleven wrongly convicted individuals seek compensation from the state Arizona’s compensation fund only has $3 million, but claims may exceed that amount Lawmakers are working to refine the […]
Mayes uses ‘public nuisance’ law to target proposed Surprise ICE facility
Key Points: Attorney general probes ICE facility under state public nuisance law Joins federal lawmakers in concerns over impact to community Federal compliance with state law still an open question […]
2nd lawsuit filed against AHCCCS over autism therapy contract dispute
Key Points: Parents of 11 children filed a class action lawsuit against the state’s Medicaid agency The complaint accuses the agency of unlawfully approving changes to provider networks The dispute […]
Judge to rule on Fondomonte’s groundwater use as public nuisance case unfolds
Key Points:Â Fondomonte seeks to leave restrictions to state water resources agency State argues need for court order to ensure targeted relief, usage constraints Judge weighs whether administrative regulation negates […]
Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
Key Points: Federal judge questions Pentagon’s censure of Sen. Mark Kelly Kelly’s attorneys argue Pentagon violated his First Amendment rights Judge Richard Leon will issue a ruling on the case […]
Arizona AG Kris Mayes seeks public’s help to monitor ICE agents
Key Points:Â Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes seeks public videos and photos of ICE agents’ actions in the state Mayes sets up website for public to report potential unlawful activity […]
Bill aims at removing criminal court fees for adults
Key Points Lawmakers seek to eliminate adult criminal court fees Proposal follows successful juvenile justice fee reform Advocates claim limited impact to courts With momentum from a successful effort to […]
