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		<title>Requests for pretrial ruling on elections denied</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/17/requests-for-pretrial-ruling-on-elections-denied/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lawsuit challenging a 2012 state law that would require Arizona's local governments to move their elections to even-numbered years is now on track to go to trial.
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		<title>Mining executive testifies: Rick Renzi behavior smelled fishy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX (AP) — A former mining company executive has testified it was fishy that then-Congressman Rick Renzi insisted during a 2005 phone conservation that a proposed exchange involving federal land sought by the executive's company needed to include a particular piece of privately owned property.
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		<title>Lack of lawyers raises questions about Pinal judicial commission’s authority&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/13/lack-of-lawyers-raises-questions-about-pinal-judicial-commissions-authority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly formed commission for choosing judicial nominees in Pinal County doesn’t meet state constitutional requirements that set the composition of the panel, legal experts say.]]></description>
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		<title>Young Supreme Court could shape Arizona law for years to come&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current Arizona Supreme Court has the potential to become the longest sitting court since the state stopped electing justices.

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		<title>Jury hears testimony in former Rep. Renzi&#8217;s trial</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/09/arizona-jury-hears-testimony-in-former-congressman-rick-renzi-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A jury has begun hearing testimony in the trial of former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi.]]></description>
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		<title>Brewer appoints new superior court judges</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/09/arizona-gov-jan-brewer-appoints-new-superior-court-judges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed three attorneys to serve on the Pima County Superior Court.
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		<title>Judge boots MCAO from Horne campaign finance case&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/02/judge-boots-mcao-from-arizona-attorney-general-tom-horne-campaign-finance-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A judge ruled that the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office lacks to the authority to pursue campaign finance allegations against Tom Horne and a top aide, giving the attorney general at least a temporary reprieve.
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		<title>Judge questions MCAO case against Horne; ruling expected on Thursday&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/01/judge-questions-mcao-case-against-arizona-attorney-general-tom-horne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Maricopa County Superior Court judge expressed skepticism over the county attorney’s authority to pursue alleged campaign finance violations by Attorney General Tom Horne, putting the future of the case in question as the state’s top law enforcement officer and a key aide prepare to fight the charges in court.
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		<title>Judge blocks Phoenix police paid union work</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/04/24/judge-blocks-phoenix-police-paid-union-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A judge has blocked Phoenix from paying police officers for union work they have been doing while on duty.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Florence mine permit</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/04/23/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-florence-mine-permit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CASA GRANDE — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's decision to award a ground-water protection permit to Curis Resources for its planned copper mine in Florence.]]></description>
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