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1-cent sales tax backers will sue today to put measure on ballot
The political drama over a proposal to raise sales taxes by one cent will shift to the court after the measure’s proponents confirmed they will challenge the Secretary of State’s decision to reject their petition sheets.
Arizona inmate to be executed in new open process
FLORENCE — Witnesses expect to be able to see prison officials inject a lethal drug into a condemned inmate for the first time in Arizona history on Wednesday, when the state is scheduled to execute its fourth prisoner of the year.
Challenges ahead for Supreme Court-whittled immigration law
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down three of four challenged provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law – and essentially inviting future challenges to the remaining part of the statute – has lawyers prepared for a flurry of litigation in Arizona and other states with similar measures.
SB1070 ruling won’t take effect until mid-July
The most contentious part of Arizona's immigration law won't take effect until at least July 20. The U.S. Supreme Court told a lower court Tuesday that the provision's effective date could be pushed back further if the Obama administration seeks a rehearing before the nation's highest court.
Arizona police face questions after court ruling
TUCSON ai??i?? Arizona's police chiefs and county sheriffs hoped a U.S. Supreme Court ruling would settle their long-running debate on what role, if any, they should play in immigration enforcement. Instead, the justices' decision to uphold the state's "show me your papers" statute has left them with more questions than answers.
‘Gender expression’ proposal ignites State Bar battle
Most changes to rules governing lawyers don’t stir much outrage, but a proposal by the leader of a social conservative advocacy group to delete references to historically protected classes has critics alleging she is trying to reverse decades of advancement by women, minorities and homosexuals.
In wake of SB1070 ruling, other state immigration law challenges to move forward
Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning key provisions in Arizona's illegal immigration law opens the door for courts to strike down similar provisions in states that have tried to make it a crime to live and work in the U.S. illegally.
Supreme Court upholds core of SB1070; guts rest of law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that Arizona can require police officers to check the immigration status of people they stop, but struck down three other provisions of SB1070 that put teeth into the state’s ability to enforce immigration laws.
Immigration protester’s wrongful-arrest suit dismissed in Phoenix
A federal judge in Phoenix has dismissed the wrongful-arrest lawsuit of a woman who was a legal observer during a 2010 protest of Arizona's controversial immigration law.
A year later, Marquez nomination to U.S. district court judgeship has stalled
President Barack Obama nominated Rosemary Marquez to a judgeship on the U.S. District Court for Arizona on June 23, 2011.
Ex-Sen. Cheuvront’s mom thrown off the ballot
Jean Cheuvront-McDermott won’t be the spoiler in an intraparty fight over House seats in Legislative District 24.
Accused Fast and Furious gun smuggler set to change plea
A man accused of buying guns for a smuggling ring is expected to change his plea in the federal government's botched investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.
