Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed three new Maricopa County Superior Court judges to fill vacancies created by retirements.
Read More »One less battle: Treatment courts keep vets out of jail, in recovery
The way Gregg Maxon sees it, veterans have a hard enough time as it is when their service is done – they don’t need jail time added to the list.
Read More »Court upholds state’s rules for political parties to get on the ballot
A federal appeals court Friday upheld the state’s process for recognizing political parties, rejecting claims by the Arizona Green Party that the petition deadline for new parties posed an unconstitutional burden.
Read More »Some Navajo join lawmakers opposing Bears Ears national monument
Navajo Nation locals joined Utah lawmakers on September 21 to express opposition to any attempt to designate land around the Bears Ears site in southeastern Utah as a national monument.
Read More »Navajos ask federal judge to restore polling places in Utah
Navajo Nation member Davis Filfred prefers casting a ballot the old fashioned way at a polling place. But heai??i??s worried he may have to make a three-hour round-trip drive this November to make that happen.
Read More »Federal judge lets Arizona enforce ballot harvesting ban 
A federal judge has denied Democrats’ request to bar Arizona from enforcing a controversial ban on the practice known as “ballot harvesting.”
Read More »Petition firm sues minimum wage initiative 
The firm that helped collect signatures to get a minimum wage initiative on the November ballot has sued the initiative committee, claiming its owed tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages for its efforts.
Read More »Yarnell residents’ lawyer renews plea to sue state over 2013 fire
Comparing the state’s firefighting actions to “Keystone Cops,’’ the attorney for Yarnell residents who lost their homes in the 2013 blaze wants the Court of Appeals to let them sue the state.
Read More »Designer of Spider-Man web blaster loses latest case against comic book company
A Tucson attorney who designed a Spider-Man web blaster is not entitled to any more money from comic book giant Marvel, a court has ruled.
Read More »Judge with bad rating quits rather than facing a vote 
A Pima County Superior Court judge who received a failing grade from the commission that rates judges has decided to quit before voters could say whether he should stay on the bench.
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