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Oct 5, 2020

Supreme Court declines baseball wage case

The U.S. Supreme Court has given a key victory to players on minor league baseball teams, clearing the way for them to sue to be paid the minimum wage while... […]

Oct 2, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court takes on Arizona ballot harvest law

Arizonans remain legally barred from taking someone else’s ballot to the polls, at least for this election. Without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review the decision... […]

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Oct 1, 2020

Groups ask court to extend voter registration deadline

Saying the pandemic interfered with the process, two groups want more time to sign up voters for this election.

Sep 29, 2020

Alone among Democrats, Sinema stays silent on GOP Supreme Court push

Almost every Senate Democrat has come out against President Trump’s plan to rush through a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - except Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

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Sep 29, 2020

Court reinstates ‘dark money’ contributions

The state Court of Appeals has reinstated a 2017 law that opens the door to "dark money'' contributions to political races.

Sep 26, 2020

Arizona election deadline legal, judge rules

A federal judge won't give reservation residents more time to submit their early ballots and ensure they will be counted.

Sep 23, 2020

Judge skeptical law racially discriminates against Native American voters

The fate of a voting rights lawsuit could depend on whether a federal judge believes current practices discriminate against Native Americans or just people who live in rural areas. Bret... […]

Sep 21, 2020

Ducey tells court why restaurants get special treatment over bars

Gov. Doug Ducey is justifying his directive to liquor investigators and police to ignore violations of some state laws by restaurants because they need the money from the otherwise illegal sales they are allowed to make.

Sep 21, 2020

Environmental group alleges cattle trashing river

Environmental groups have filed suit to remove most of the cattle off of 143 miles of the Verde River watershed.

Sep 16, 2020

GOP takes another bite at early ballot lawsuit losses

The Trump re-election committee is making a last-ditch effort to keep a new deadline for people to sign their mail-in ballots from taking effect this year.

Sep 10, 2020

Supreme Court overturns ruling on instructing voters to fix ballot mistakes

The state's high court late Thursday blocked Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes from telling voters how they can correct errors they make on their ballots.

Rep. Don Shooter relaxes Feb. 1 before a historic vote of his colleagues to remove him from office. He was ousted by a vote of 56-3. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Sep 10, 2020

Mesnard asks for immunity from ousted member’s lawsuit

A former House speaker wants the state's high court to rule that the concept of legislative immunity is so broad that he cannot be sued for defamation by ousted Rep. Don Shooter.

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