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FBI, hit and run, White Mountain Apache Police officer
Nov 28, 2023

Tribal police officer arrested in connection to a hit-and-run accident in Arizona

A White Mountain Apache Police officer has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit-and-run accident in northeastern Arizona, authorities said Monday.

law, abortion, judge, doctors, pregnancy,
Nov 26, 2023

Supreme Court judge says he has done nothing to make him unable to fairly judge Planned Parenthood lawsuit

Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said he has done or said nothing that would make him unable to fairly judge a pending lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood Arizona over whether abortion remains legal in Arizona.

English language learners, Horne, Mayes, Hobbs
Nov 22, 2023

Hobbs and Mayes want judge to toss lawsuit Horne filed against them tied to ‘dual-language’ programs

Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes want a judge to toss a lawsuit filed against them by state schools chief Tom Horne because they can't give him the legal relief he wants: an end to "dual-language'' programs in public schools he contends are ineffective -- and illegal.

Indian Health Services, Medicaid, private insurance, Supreme Court
Nov 22, 2023

Supreme Court agrees to hear San Carlos Apache appeal on health care funding

The Supreme Court said this week it will consider a claim by the San Carlos Apache tribe that the federal government is shortchanging it on funds it needs to operate tribal health services.

elections, ballots, presidential election, threats, election workers, Arizona
Nov 21, 2023

Judge rules Maricopa County’s election vendor not subject to public records law

Maricopa County’s election vendor Runbeck Election Services is not subject to public records law. Judge Bradley Astrowsky found Runbeck was not required to fulfill a public records request for security footage from We the People Arizona Alliance, a conservative political action committee focused on election fraud, as the contract between the company and the county did not include work deemed an[...]

gender identity, transgender, judge, lawsuit
Nov 20, 2023

Health official says it’s not unconstitutional to refuse to issue ‘corrected’ birth certificates to transgender people

Arizona's top state health official says there is nothing unconstitutional about her agency's refusal to issue new "corrected'' birth certificates to transgender individuals based simply on their request.

eggs, Tucson restaurants, Department of Agriculture, chickens
Nov 17, 2023

Owner of three restaurants files suit to overturn rules aimed at giving eggs more room

Saying the move is costing him money, the owner of three Tucson restaurants has filed suit to overturn rules designed to give egg-laying hens more room to move and stretch their wings.

Backpage, mistrial, prostitution, sex ads
Nov 17, 2023

Backpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering, jury deadlocks on 84 other counts

Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell sex ads, leading the judge to declare a mistrial.

Blehm, Lake, election contest, State Bar
Nov 16, 2023

Attorney representing Lake in election challenge admits he might not have been qualified

An attorney who has been representing Kari Lake in her attempts to overturn the election returns is admitting that he may not have been up to the job.

Nikola, truckmaker, fraud
Nov 16, 2023

Lawyers insist Nikola founder shouldn’t face prison time for fraud — unlike Elizabeth Holmes

Lawyers for the founder of truckmaker Nikola Corp., which has its headquarters in Arizona, say he should not face incarceration because his fraud conviction is nothing like the fraud that landed Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in prison.

Rogers, sentencing, Brown
Nov 15, 2023

Ex-comptroller sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing from Arizona tribe

A former comptroller has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling more than $670,000 from a tribal organization, federal authorities said Tuesday.

former Corrections director, no contest, disorderly conduct
Nov 14, 2023

Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan pleaded no contest Tuesday to disorderly conduct stemming from an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home in early 2022 and pointed a firearm at two officers during a three-hour standoff.

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