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Brewer appoints lead counsel Sciarrotta to judgeship
Gov. Jan Brewer’s general counsel Joe Sciarrotta will go from the Ninth Floor to the bench when his boss leaves office next year.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear pastor’s suit challenging Gilbert ordinance
The pastor of a small Gilbert congregation says the town government believes political campaign signs are more important than the small placards that give directions to his service.
Attorneys for Clyde Reed, pastor and founder of Good News Presbyterian Church, will now try to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Gilbert’s favor.
Journalists’ group joins lawsuit in controversial execution case
An out-of-state law firm is representing an Arizona First Amendment advocacy group that hopes to convince a federal judge that the state’s execution procedures are unconstitutional and the state should be required to provide information on the prolonged execution of an Arizona inmate.
Retired US Supreme Court justices O’Connor, Souter share stage
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said Wednesday it's critical to the future of democracy to prepare school students for citizenship.
Tucson invokes ‘national security’ to avoid detailing cell-phone tracking program
The chief attorney for the city of Tucson is telling a judge that national security could be compromised if it is forced to disclose some documents about how it uses equipment it has purchased to track cell phone users.
Judge orders Pearce to comply with subpoena
A judge ordered the primary sponsor of Arizona's 2010 immigration law to comply with a subpoena calling for him to turn over his emails and documents about the contentious statute.
Clean Elections head says ruling backs up complaint
Clean Elections Executive Director Tom Collins said a recent court ruling on what constitutes electioneering confirms his findings that a group that ran ads against Scott Smith in the governor’s race violated campaign laws.
State asks judge to reject recognition of gay widower’s marriage
An attorney for the state told a federal judge late Monday it’s “unfortunate” – but not illegal – that Arizona will not recognize a man legally married in California as his husband’s legal survivor.
First Amendment protections at issue in lawsuits involving pension system
The courts are busy sorting out an alleged scandal involving the state’s pension system for police and firefighters.
Facing loss of home, gay man wants to be declared widower after death of husband
A man legally married in California whose husband died last week in Tucson wants a federal judge to issue an emergency order requiring Arizona to list him on the death certificate as the spouse.
Arizona high court wants simplified, clearer rules
Arizona's highest court is embarking on an effort to make the state court system's rules concise and understandable.
Republicans want US Supreme Court to scrap legislative district map
Claiming illegal political motives, attorneys for Republicans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to void the lines drawn by the Independent Redistricting Commission for the state’s 30 legislative districts.
