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9th Circuit dismisses suit seeking more days to vote
Residents of the Navajo Nation won't get extra time to cast their ballots and be sure they are counted.
Tucson fighting at Supreme Court for odd-year elections
Attorneys for Tucson are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void a 2018 law that seeks to force the city to scrap its odd-year elections. In new court filings, attorney... […]
AG challenges governor’s emergency powers
The state's top prosecutor says Gov. Doug Ducey is acting illegally in telling police to ignore restaurants violating certain state liquor laws.
9th Circuit hears plea to extend voting deadline for Navajo residents
An attorney representing several Navajo Nation residents asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to give reservation dwellers more time to submit their ballots and have them counted.
Judges question legality of voter-registration deadline extension
Two appellate judges on Monday questioned whether it was legal for a trial judge to give Arizonans an extra 2 1/2 weeks to register to vote.
Hobbs wants voter registration deadline extension overturned
Reversing course, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs now wants a federal appeals court to quash a trial judge's order giving Arizonans an extra 2 1/2 weeks to register to vote for this election.
Arizona can put juveniles in prison for life, state Supreme Court rules
Arizona judges are free to sentence juveniles to what amount to de facto life sentences despite U.S. Supreme Court rulings that appear to prohibit that, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Race is on to register voters under extended deadline
After an 11th-hour court victory extended Arizona’s voter registration deadline by nearly three weeks, Democratic-leaning groups say they’re treating every day like deadline day.
Bar owners grill health director on end to closure
The state’s top health official testified October 8 she cannot say when the current COVID-19 health emergency will be over, the governor will rescind his orders, and Arizonans will be... […]
AZ Supreme Court refuses case on lifting eviction ban
The Arizona Supreme Court won't overturn the order by Gov. Doug Ducey blocking residential evictions.
Judge orders birth certificates be conducive to same-sex marriage
The state health department has to amend its birth certificate forms to reflect the new reality of same-sex marriages -- and the children that result -- the Arizona Court of Appeals has concluded.
9th Circuit suspends ruling to allow time to fix unsigned ballots
A federal appeals court has put a hold on a judge's ruling that gave people extra time after Election Day to sign their ballots.
