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High court rules cell phones are private, even in case alleging necrophilia and rape
Leaving your cell phone in an apartment where you have been a guest doesn’t give police the right to search it, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Donna Hamm: Looking for small successes that save prisoners’ lives
For more than 30 years, Donna Hamm has been a watchdog of the Department of Corrections, advocating for prisoner rights at the Legislature and representing prisoners at the Board of Executive Clemency.
Defiant, APS files suit over regulator’s subpoenas
The state’s largest electric utility today filed suit against an Arizona Corporation Commissioner, saying the regulator’s subpoenas to compel its spending disclosure are unlawful and part of a “campaign of harassment.”
Woman gets 28 years for faking cancer, 2 other convictions
An Arizona woman has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for faking a cancer diagnosis to get the state to pay for her mid-term abortion and for criminal convictions in two other cases.
High court: Lawyers can’t help clients get medical marijuana
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t repeal rules that threaten lawyers with disbarment if they help clients get, sell or use marijuana legally under a 2010 voter-approved law.
Charter school accused of using state money to teach religious doctrine
A national organization filed suit Wednesday against an Arizona charter school with ties to a member of the state Board of Education, accusing it of using state funds to illegally teach religious doctrine.
Sex offender registration isn’t punishment, judge rules
Arizona’s laws to lock up sex offenders for failing to register after they’ve completed their sentence are valid because they’re not meant to punish, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
2 eliminated from contention for state Supreme Court justice, 9 remain to fill 2 new slots
A selection committee on September 1 narrowed the number of prospects for the recently expanded Arizona Supreme Court.
People have right to defend themselves even if it kills them, high court rules
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people convicted of murder have the right to represent themselves in the part of the trial where a jury is deciding whether they live or die.
US court upholds ban on gun sales to marijuana card holders
A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
Arizona Supreme Court to rule on 2 initiatives this week
The Arizona Supreme Court is expected to decide this week whether two voter initiatives make the November ballot.
Bail bond industry to fight change to ‘no money’ system
The commercial bail bond industry will fight any attempts to transform Arizona’s bail system, an industry spokesman said.
