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A judge is refusing to force the state's largest electric company to turn over its records of political spending to a utility regulator, at least not yet.

Lobbyist Jim Norton’s attorney said Friday federal charges against him hinge on the allegations of an “unindicted co-conspirator,” whose motivations will become “transparent” when the mystery person’s identity is revealed.

The attorney for the state's largest electric utility said the fact that Bob Burns may think the other members of the Arizona Corporation Commission are "scoundrels'' does not give him the right to issue his own subpoena for the company's records.

A Pima County woman contends changes to Arizona’s civil forfeiture laws will moot only one claim in her lawsuit filed against Pinal County officials.

David Cantelme told Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joshua Rogers he believes there's a legal flaw in a challenge to new hurdles erected to voters creating their own laws.

Former Arizona Corporation Commission chairman Gary Pierce was indicted in federal court this week on felony conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud and five counts of wire fraud following an investigation into his relationship with Johnson Utilities owner George Johnson.

The decision overturned two lower court rulings and handed the former attorney general a major victory in the scandal that ultimately contributed to his election defeat.

Simply being around suspicious activity is not grounds for police to search a person, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

A racial profiling case involving former Sheriff Joe Arpaio that has already cost taxpayers in metropolitan Phoenix nearly $66 million over the last nine years is about to get more expensive.

Rooftop solar companies that lease panels to customers shouldn’t be charged property taxes for the solar arrays, an Arizona appellate court ruled Thursday.