Court won’t reconsider Arizona, Kansas citizenship lawsuit
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision allowing residents of Kansas and Arizona to register to vote using a federal form without providing proof of their U.S. citizenship.
Lawmakers’ legal troubles
All 90 lawmakers kept their noses clean through the legislative session, marking 2014 as one of the rare years when a personal legal trouble didn’t become an issue at the Capitol.
State appeals ruling on political committee law
The state of Arizona is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that threw the state’s election laws into disarray by striking down the statutory definition of “political committee” as unconstitutional.
Judge rules firing of Phoenix VA director was justified
A judge has ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs was justified in firing the former director of its Phoenix office, but not because of delays in care and secret waiting lists that consumed the agency this year.
Judge rejects Arpaio lawsuit against Obama on immigration
A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected an Arizona sheriff's lawsuit seeking to halt President Barack Obama's plan to spare nearly 5 million people from deportation.
U.S. Supreme Court sets date for IRC hearing
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Legislature’s lawsuit against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on March 2.
Sheriff Arpaio aims to halt Obama immigration order
A gadfly attorney and an Arizona county sheriff want to halt President Barack Obama's immigration order in the first courtroom battle over an initiative designed to spare nearly 5 million people from deportation.
Arizona ‘Dreamers’ can get licenses starting Monday
Come Monday, thousands of dreamers can get in line at the Motor Vehicle Division to apply for their licenses to drive.
‘Dreamers’ ruling could lead to drivers’ licenses for 150,000
Supreme Court decision could reach a broader group affected by President Obama's executive order on immigration
Brewer still awaits Supreme Court ruling on Dreamers drivers’ licenses
Arizona dreamers went to bed Tuesday night still not knowing if the U.S. Supreme Court will allow them to drive legally. But what the justices think, at least now, may not matter. If they do not act, then the legal wheels start in motion and the state will be told to start issuing licenses.
Obama administration urging court to toss Arpaio immigration lawsuit
The Obama administration is urging dismissal of a lawsuit that would dismantle the president's immigration program, an initiative designed to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation.
Phoenix man sentenced in student aid fraud case
A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 2 A? years in prison for his role in a federal student aid fraud ring.