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Arizona officials expect to take voter registration case to Supreme Court
Arizona’s top lawman and elections official are joining with the the architect of SB1070 to force a commission to put Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship requirement on federal voter registration forms.
Ex-border officer in Arizona sentenced to 12 years
A former Customs and Border Protection officer convicted on charges that he let marijuana be smuggled from Mexico into southeastern Arizona was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Arpaio critic’s suit over 2008 arrest dismissed
A lawsuit by a critic of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over the critic's disorderly conduct and trespassing arrest in 2008 was dismissed on the day the trial was to start.
Arizona sheriff opposes appointment of monitor
Outspoken Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is opposing the appointment of an independent monitor and other moves to address a judge's finding that his agency racially profiled Latinos, according to a court filing on Friday.
Horne seeks to speed resolution of capital cases
Arizona is taking the U.S. government to court as the state tries to speed up death-penalty cases.
Dependency Hearing
Senator Murphy’s fight with CPS heads to court
Sen. Rick Murphy’s battle with Child Protective Services to have his four adoptive daughters returned to his home is headed to Maricopa County Superior Court next month.
A dependency mediation hearing for Murphy, R-Peoria, has been scheduled for Sept. 16 at Maricopa County’s Juvenile Court in Phoenix, the Arizona C[...]
Judge rules Phoenix and Tucson can hold elections independently of the state
Citing an array of potential problems, a Pima County Superior Court judge has ruled that Tucson and Phoenix don’t have to move their elections to the fall of even-numbered years to coincide with state and federal elections.
Lawyers spar over suit challenging congressional map
Attorneys representing Arizona’s redistricting commission squared off in court today with attorneys representing Commissioner Richard Stertz over whether he should remain a party to a Republican-led lawsuit aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional map.
AG Horne wants speedier death penalty appeals
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne wants a court to force the Justice Department to act on his request to fast-track federal death penalty appeals in Arizona cases.
Rep. Hale seeking to have new Sen. Begay removed from office
Only hours after he was sworn into the Arizona Senate, Democrat Carlyle Begay faces a challenge to his seat on the grounds that he doesn’t live in the district he was appointed to represent.
Billable hours: Union to seek $600,000 in legal fees from state
Union lawyers are planning to ask a federal judge for attorney fees for beating the state in court, raising the potential for taxpayers to pay large sums for a series of lawsuits that haven’t gone the state’s way.
Arizona bail-in: Democrats want DOJ to keep eye on Arizona elections
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s quest to reassert federal scrutiny in states formerly covered by the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance requirement is giving some Arizona lawmakers hope that the state may again find itself in the Department of Justice’s sights.
