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Aug 11, 2016

Fight to remain silent: People often waive Miranda rights, experts say

Academics and attorneys who estimate that people waive their Miranda rights as much as 80 percent of the time – or even more often, according to some experts.

Aug 11, 2016

Court: Identical cattle brands OK on different location

The Arizona Court of Appeals has weighed in on a topic that's older than the state itself: cattle brands.

Aug 10, 2016

Court battle to begin over validity of signature gatherers

The fate of whether voters get to decide two ballot measures dealing with wages could depend on who shows up in court.

Aug 10, 2016

Judge: Rapist should pay $10M to Arizona prison teacher

A federal magistrate is recommending that a convicted sex offender who raped an Arizona prison teacher be ordered to pay her $10 million in punitive and compensatory damages, court records show.

Aug 9, 2016

Judge questions gaming director’s action in Glendale casino case

A federal judge is questioning some actions by the state’s gaming director in his bid to block full-scale casino gambling near Glendale.

Aug 9, 2016

Eleven lawyers seek slots on state Supreme Court

Just 11 lawyers have applied to be one of the two new justices that Gov. Doug Ducey will select for the Arizona Supreme Court.

Aug 8, 2016

High court clears way for more frequent water rate increases

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled today that a mechanism used by water companies to increase rates between rate cases is constitutional, vacating a Court of Appeals opinion that said the opposite.

Aug 8, 2016

Commission begins work on choosing new Supreme Court justices

A special state commission takes the first steps this week to letting Gov. Doug Ducey put two of his choices on the state's high court.

Aug 5, 2016

MCSO says it had no hand in DES false entries against fraud suspect

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said a surveillance video dispels a Department of Economic Security allegation that one of its detention officers had entered false information on a court form about a DES employee arrested on suspicion of food stamp fraud.

Aug 5, 2016

Olga Korbut: Olympic prodigy still going strong in Scottsdale

Known as the “Darling of Munich,” Olga Korbut won three gold medals in gymnastics at the 1972 Olympic Games in Germany, a sport she pursues to this day as a traveling coach based in Scottsdale.

ballot harvesting, elections, Guillermina Fuentes, Alma Juarez, Yuma, judge
Aug 5, 2016

Will Arizona be the next domino to fall in election law challenges?

As state laws aimed at preventing voter fraud topple like dominoes through the federal court system, national and local Democrats are taking aim at Arizona.

Aug 3, 2016

State asks court to ban ‘ballot harvesting’ even with no evidence of fraud

Conceding there’s no evidence of fraud, an attorney for the state asked a federal judge Wednesday to allow enforcement of a new law making “ballot harvesting” a felony.

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