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Attorneys argue over scope of Clean Elections authority in Horne case
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge heard arguments in a case that will not only determine whether the Citizens Clean Elections Commission can investigate Attorney General Tom Horne, but whether it will be able to investigate any candidates who aren’t part of Arizona’s public campaign funding system.
Appeals court says prison guards can’t read death row inmate’s mail
An Arizona death-row prisoner who was convicted in the 1996 murders of six people convinced the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals he has a valid claim the Arizona Department of Corrections illegally read mail intended for his lawyer.
Horne wants judge to halt Clean Elections probe
Lawyers for Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne will try to convince a judge Monday to block an investigation by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission into his re-election campaign.
‘Criminal activity’ needed before police can frisk for weapons
Police cannot frisk someone they stop and question absent some “reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot,” the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Judges strike down Arizona’s anti-Obamacare constitutional provision
The provision of a 2010 voter-approved measure saying Arizonans don't have to buy health insurance is unenforceable because it conflicts with the federal Affordable Care Act, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Appeals court upholds campaign finance disclosures
In a case with statewide and possibly immediate impact, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that “dark money” groups can be forced to disclose the source of their cash even if their commercials don’t specifically advocate for anyone’s election or defeat.
U.S. Supreme Court will consider Arizona redistricting appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court could announce at its first public session of the year in October whether state lawmakers will get to redraw Arizona’s congressional lines.
Peoria council candidate sues after being left off ballot twice
A Peoria City Council candidate who was left off the primary ballot sent to early voters twice filed suit Aug. 7 in federal court to ask for a special election in November, hours before the City Council voted on a way to fix the problem.
License policy won’t be blocked during appeal
A judge has rejected a request to block Arizona's policy of denying driver's licenses to some young immigrants while Gov. Jan Brewer asks an appeals court to reconsider a ruling that she can't deny driving privileges to the immigrants.
Wood given 15 doses of lethal drugs during two-hour execution in Arizona
An execution team violated state execution policy by injecting Joseph Wood with 15 doses of a lethal drug combination, the inmate’s attorney said.
AZDHS ordered to hand over information on deaths of mentally ill
A Pima County oversight committee has won a legal battle to force the Arizona Department of Health Services to hand over information on deaths of seriously mentally ill people under the state’s care.
New assistant AGs violated orders on sealed documents
Two newly hired assistant attorney generals who work on capital cases violated court orders forbidding them from reading sealed documents when they were with the Pinal County Attorney’s Office.
