Judge rejects challenge to predatory debt initiative
A judge has rejected a challenge to a voter initiative aimed at limiting so-called predatory debt collection, finding that opponents of the measure did not prove a summary provided to voters who signed qualifying petitions was misleading.
Utah judge reverses law banning transgender kids from sports
Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in female sports as the school year begins after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents.
Ruling puts Arizona voting access initiative on life support
An Arizona voter initiative that would expand voting access and roll back tightened election laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey was teetering on the edge of failure Friday after a judge disqualified tens of thousands of signatures backers turned in to qualify it for the November ballot.
Residents, businesses in homeless ‘zone’ sue Phoenix
A group of residents and local business owners are suing the city of Phoenix over a large homeless encampment near the state Capitol, alleging the city has abdicated its duty to enforce laws in the area.
Senate OKs Roopali Desai judicial appointment
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Roopali Desai to be the newest judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals despite grilling by Republicans in her role in fighting laws approved by Republican state lawmakers and defending Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.
Prison sought for Arizona official in ballot harvesting case
Prosecutors are seeking a one-year prison sentence for a school board member in southern Arizona for illegally collecting four early ballots during the 2020 primary election.
Feds likely to sue AZ over new election law
The Biden administration is planning to sue Arizona over a new state law that requires proof of citizenship to vote for president.
Legal status of abortions remains unresolved
The question of whether some or all abortions are currently legal in Arizona and for how long - remains unresolved as the issue goes to judges here.
School finance case headed to trial
Arizona schools are entitled to get their day in court to prove the state has shorted them by billions of dollars.
Judge will decide if rules will be in place to run elections
A judge will decide this coming week whether there will be any rules in place to run this year's elections or whether there will be, as an attorney for the governor fears, “chaos” at the polls.
Attorney: lawsuit seeking ballot hand count flawed
A lawyer for the state's largest county is telling a federal judge that a lawsuit by two Republican candidates seeking to require a hand count of the 2022 election is legally and factually flawed.
Arizona residents’ right to vote early preserved for now
Millions of Arizonans will not lose the right to vote early, at least not now if ever.