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Migrant rights lawyers claim Border Patrol is destroying evidence of unsanitary holding cells
Border Patrol has been destroying “critical evidence” of conditions at holding areas despite a lawsuit calling them inhumane, lawyers for migrants are charging.
Judge rules cops did not violate rights of 3 officers when DNA samples were taken without warrant
The rights of three Phoenix police officers were not violated when investigators looking into the death of another officer took DNA samples from them, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca White Berch formally retires
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Rebecca White Berch submitted her formal notice of retirement to Gov. Doug Ducey today, ending 17 years on the bench in which she helped decide some of Arizona’s most contentious and controversial political cases.
Superior Court judge upholds Brewer’s Medicaid expansion
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge upheld former Gov. Jan Brewer’s 2013 Medicaid expansion plan, ruling that a hospital assessment that funds the program is not subject to a provision in the Arizona Constitution that requires a two-thirds vote in the Legislature for a tax increase.
Arizona state representative settles open container charge
Prosecutors have agreed to drop an open container charge against a state representative as long as he doesn't break the law for the next six months.
Despite pleas and promises, state can’t deliver on school funding settlement
Before leaving office, former Gov. Jan Brewer urged Arizona lawmakers to settle a nearly $2 billion dispute over inflation funding for K-12 education. Gov. Doug Ducey, in his State of the State address in January, pleaded with lawmakers to settle the case as well.
Clean Elections Commission delays vote on ‘dark money’ rule revisions
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission will hold off for two months on approving a proposed anti-dark money rule so the public can consider changes that strips out what many opponents viewed as its most onerous provision.
Court allows activist banned from Senate in 2011 to pursue lawsuit against Pearce
Public officials cannot ban people outright from their buildings even if they have caused a disturbance in the past, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Tribe seeks legal order preventing Ducey, Brnovich interference in West Valley casino licensing
Gov. Doug Ducey and Attorney General Mark Brnovich are active participants in trying to block a West Valley casino and should be held accountable in court, an attorney for the Tohono O’odham Nation is charging.
Education Board, Douglas clash again over staff issues
The State Board of Education today directed its administrator to fill vacant jobs, potentially sparking further litigation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas.
Court rejects Arpaio challenge to Obama immigration order
A federal appeals court in Washington this morning threw out a challenge by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the Obama administration’s deferred action programs.
Medicaid case could affect numerous other fees
If a group of Republican lawmakers succeed in overturning a hospital assessment that funds the state’s 2013 Medicaid expansion, the victory could come at a tremendous cost.
