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A federal judge on May 19 refused Attorney General Terry Goddard's request to immediately stop the state's oldest continually publishing newspaper from shutting down operations.

Attorneys for farmers and the state of Arizona argued in front of a Maricopa County Superior Court judge on May 18 over the legality of the Legislature's 2008 fund sweep of money meant to advance agriculture interests.

The Governor's Office and the Arizona Department of Health Services were pitted against each other during a hearing on the fractured condition of the county's mental health care system.

Some lawmakers and school-choice advocates are making a strong push for Gov. Jan Brewer to call a special session to allow lawmakers a chance to resurrect a school-voucher program that was deemed unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has rebuffed a union's attempt to reverse a 2009 round of state employee layoffs undertaken by three government agencies and prompted by massive budget cuts.

State attorneys on April 27 filed a response with the Arizona Supreme Court to defend the Legislature's 2009 sweep of millions of dollars in interest from revenue earmarked by voters to pay for health care for children.

The Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit today against the Indo-American Cultural and Religious Foundation of Arizona, alleging it has discriminated against a Phoenix man because of his national origin. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Freddy Saavedra, 28, and his ...

A lawsuit filed yesterday on behalf of individual Arizonans and two national groups is challenging a pair of private school voucher programs approved by the Legislature, saying they unconstitutionally give tax money to private schools. “Vouchers drain money from public ...

Tim Keller, Institute for Justice Arizona Chapter executive director (Photo by Bill Coates) A libertarian public interest law firm filed has asked the Maricopa County Superior Court to dismiss a legal challenge against the state’s corporate tuition tax credit scholarship ...

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Oct. 4 that the constitutional rights of five Republicans that ran privately funded primary campaigns has not been violated by a provision of the Clean Elections Act. The candidates, Sens. Dean Martin, R-6, ...