SolarCity files antitrust lawsuit against SRP over solar charge
Solar company SolarCity filed an antitrust lawsuit against Salt River Project in Arizona federal court Monday, saying the utility’s solar demand charge was “unacceptable and unlawful.”
In redistricting case, Supreme Court probes meaning of ‘legislature’
The United States Supreme Court set out to today determine what the Founding Fathers meant when they wrote that state legislatures shall determine the time, manner and place of federal elections.
Oral arguments scheduled in Medicaid expansion case
GOP lawmakers have won the right to challenge former Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion program, and now a Maricopa County judge has scheduled their day in court.
Supreme Court to consider future of congressional boundaries
The fate of Arizona’s commission-based process for drawing the state’s congressional districts will come down to how the U.S. Supreme Court defines the word “legislature.”
Sinema, Kirkpatrick may lose big if lawmakers redraw congressional districts
If the U.S. Supreme Court orders the Arizona Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map, Republican strategists expect Democratic Congresswomen Ann Kirkpatrick and Kyrsten Sinema’s congressional districts to be the first on the chopping block.
Bill advances to provide immunity to teens who drink too much
Lawmakers overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would allow underage drinkers to seek medical attention without fear of prosecution, but worry the measure fails to address the root problem of binge drinking among young adults.
Opponents of secret shooting bill say it would deepen distrust
Opponents of a bill to keep the names of police officers who use deadly force secret for three months after a shooting argue that such a law will deepen the distrust minorities have towards police.
K-12 funding suit could bring fiscal doomsday scenario
In their attempt to balance Arizona’s budget, Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have proposed some difficult and controversial decisions.
Appeals court ruling allows patients to sue drug companies
In a major victory for patients, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Thursday they can sue prescription drug companies for consumer fraud.
Appeals court revives lawsuit on Arizona prison assault
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit which accused Arizona prison officials of failing to protect an inmate who was brutally stomped by two other inmates while a single corrections officer escorted the three inmates within the Lewis prison complex in Buckeye.
Skilled judge or judicial activist? Judge handling high profile cases praised by colleagues, drew fire from Brewer
Katherine Cooper went from a sound decision maker to an activist judge in a matter of months in the eyes of the governor who appointed her to the bench.
Schools, Legislature agree to use Appeals Court to resolve inflation funding suit
Attorneys for school districts and the Legislature are going to use the Court of Appeals to help them resolve a lawsuit over school funding.