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Douglas takes fight over Education Board staffers to court
State schools chief Diane Douglas filed suit late Friday to force Board of Education staffers to submit to her direct control – and return to her agency’s offices.
Arizona AG’s office: Woman faked cancer to get an abortion
Charges have been filed against a woman accused of faking cancer in 2010 to get Arizona to pay for her late-term abortion, state prosecutors said Tuesday.
Court rules parents of improperly identified girl can’t sue DPS for negligence
The parents of a girl whom Department of Public Safety officers incorrectly told was dead have no right to sue the agency for negligence, the state’s high court ruled Friday.
Judge allows Brewer to keep book notes secret for now in SB1070 constitutionality case
Former Gov. Jan Brewer is not going to have to give the notes she used for her “Scorpions for Breakfast” book to groups challenging the controversial immigration law she signed – at least not now.
Court: Minuteman founder can cross-examine alleged molestation victims
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled today that an immigration hawk accused of molesting two young girls can personally cross-examine them at trial.
Superior Court judge rules in favor of ‘dreamers’
Saying that federal law and not the state determines who is here legally, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that “dreamers” are entitled to the same lower tuition rates as other Arizona residents.
AHCCCS patients can intervene in Medicaid expansion case
Four AHCCCS patients can intervene as defendants in the lawsuit against Arizona’s Medicaid expansion program because they have a direct stake in the outcome and the program’s director may not adequately represent their interests, a Maricopa County judge said.
Supreme Court debates challenge to execution drug
Supreme Court justices engaged in an impassioned debate Wednesday about capital punishment, trading unusually combative words in a case involving a drug used in several botched executions.
Land Department lawsuit to be dismissed
The Attorney General’s Office and the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest have jointly agreed to dismiss a lawsuit over a self-funding proposal for the Land Department after the state agreed to preserve the group’s ability to re-file the lawsuit after next year’s election.
Violating campfire restrictions now requires court date
Anyone cited for violating restrictions on campfires or smoking in Arizona's national forests will have to show up in court.
Supreme Court grapples with same-sex marriage, as hundreds rally
Justices peppered both sides with questions Tuesday as the Supreme Court grappled with a case that could legalize same-sex marriage in every state, two years after overturning a federal ban on such unions.
Phone call rates squeeze inmate families, boost state prison revenues
Prison rights advocates say the calling costs inmate family members face are the result of contracts between phone providers and prison systems that give phone service monopolies to providers while providing an additional revenue stream to prisons. Arizona has the fifth-highest 15-minute call cost in the country, according to the advocacy group Prison Phone Justice.
