No regrets expressed by officials in dismissed freeway case
There was a stark difference between the beginning and end of the criminal case against a man accused in a string of freeway shootings in Phoenix that sent a metro area into a frenzy as drivers feared they would be fired at on the interstate.
Worker: System blocked some ballots in Arizona primary
A poll worker who was on duty during Arizona's problematic presidential primary testified Monday that the computer system checking in voters would not allow her to give the correct ballots to 36 Democratic voters while she counted about 20 other voters that were listed in the wrong party.
Jury convicts Arizona woman who was accused of faking cancer
A jury has convicted an Arizona woman accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to get the state to pay for her late-term abortion.
High court considers if death row inmate can refuse legal representation
The Arizona Supreme Court heard arguments April 21 on whether a man who effectively forfeited his way to death row has a constitutional right to self-representation during sentencing.
Jury gets case of woman accused of faking cancer to get abortion
A jury is deliberating whether a woman accused of faking cancer to get publicly funded abortion is guilty of a litany of fraud and theft charges.
US Supreme Court upholds AZ legislative map
Arizona's 30 legislative districts were legally drawn and can continue to be used through the end of the decade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning.
Brnovich sues Volkswagen, alleging Arizonans were duped
Calling it consumer fraud, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed suit Tuesday against Volkswagen over the sale of supposed low-polluting diesel vehicles that were anything but that.
Attorney asks judge to hold Reagan accountable for primary election failures
The failure of Secretary of State Michele Reagan to properly monitor last month’s presidential primary is grounds to have the results voided even if it won’t change the outcome, an attorney challenging the results told a judge Tuesday.
Judge allows release of Arizona freeway shooting suspect
A judge on Tuesday allowed a man charged in freeway shootings that rattled Phoenix last year to be released from jail amid questions about evidence authorities say links him to the crimes.
Attorneys demand plan to comply with prison healthcare agreement
Attorneys representing the state’s prisoners are asking a federal judge to order the Arizona Department of Corrections to make a plan to comply with a 2015 agreement to provide adequate healthcare for prisoners.
Arizona high court to consider Miranda warning circumstances
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to specify circumstances when police must give a person a Miranda warning about the constitutional right to remain silent during police questioning.
Civil forfeiture bill appears doomed, opposed by prosecutors
Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture laws are safe from any legislative changes this year.