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Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants jury to decide his contempt case
Joe Arpaio's attorney filed court papers saying that an elected official's actions should be decided by an impartial jury of his peers, not a judge.
Scapegoats or not, fired child welfare workers won’t get jobs back
Five child welfare workers fired in the wake of a scandal about uninvestigated abuse complaints will not be getting their jobs back.
Tucson wants to throw out suit over gun-destruction policy
The lawsuit by Attorney General Mark Brnovich threatens to pull shared revenue from the city unless Tucson stops destroying seized guns.
Superior Court judge refuses to block minimum wage hike
Saying there are no constitutional violations, a judge on Wednesday refused to block the voter-approved law that requires employers to pay their workers at least $10 an hour beginning Jan. 1.
Ruling: Prosecutors may restart cases to seek death penalty
The Arizona Supreme Court says prosecutors have more than one chance to declare they're seeking the death penalty in a murder case.
Ducey administration, AG at odds over minimum wage lawsuit
Business interests are using arguments supplied by the Ducey administration in their bid to quash the minimum wage hike approved last month by voters.
Federal law doesn’t trump Medical Marijuana Act, judge rules
Local officials cannot use federal laws outlawing marijuana to refuse to provide necessary zoning for dispensaries, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
State Medicaid agency sides with foes of minimum wage boost
Arizona's Medicaid agency is siding with opponents of a voter-approved increase in the minimum wage by arguing in court papers that it is required to spend money because of Proposition 206.
Judge says lawsuit over Glendale casino to head to trial
A federal judge says a lawsuit pitting a southern Arizona tribe against the state over the tribe's Glendale casino will require a full trial to decide.
Arizona agrees to settle part of death-penalty lawsuit
The state of Arizona has agreed to settle part of a lawsuit that protests the way it carries out executions.
Judge sets ‘dreamers’ driver’s license hearing for January 20
A federal judge has rebuffed efforts by the Ducey administration to put off until after Donald Trump takes office a challenge to its policy of denying driver’s licenses to some the Obama administration has said can remain here.
Arizona’s two new Supreme Court justices sworn in
The state’s two newest justices of the Arizona Supreme Court were sworn in Monday as Gov. Doug Ducey, who picked them, said they will “follow the rule of law.”
