For a second consecutive election cycle the 32-member panel that rates judges recommends that voters fire two Superior Court judges.
Read More »Commission urges voters to get rid of two Superior Court judges
Brnovich assesses impact of ‘dreamers’ ruling
The state’s top attorney is reviewing whether a ruling against the Obama administration on “dreamers” last week will help him win one, if not both lawsuits he is fighting.
Read More »Supreme Court abortion ruling could have significant impact on Arizona
A new ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court likely voids one Arizona abortion restriction and calls others into question.
Read More »State Supreme Court to consider questions of suspects’ rights 
The Arizona Supreme Court on June 28 will tackle questions of what a criminal defendant can tell a jury about his defense and whether sitting in a police car while under investigation means the police have to give a Miranda warning.
Read More »Lacking drugs, DOC tells judge Arizona can no longer carry out the death penalty 
The Arizona Department of Corrections told a federal judge today the state cannot conduct executions because most of the supplies of drugs for lethal injection have dried up.
Read More »Arizona accused of skirting requirement in prison settlement
Attorneys who brought a class-action lawsuit over the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons said Friday that the state is trying to skirt a requirement in a settlement that mental health professionals see inmates who have recently been taken off psychotropic medications.
Read More »Indicted lawmaker not seeking re-election 
Democratic Rep. Ceci Velasquez dropped out of her re-election race in Legislative District 29 today following a grand jury indictment that became public Wednesday accusing her of ripping off the state’s food stamp program.
Read More »Bob Stump: Anger is conservatives’ proper response to Trump candidacy 
Arizona Corporation Commission regulator Bob Stump is the highest-ranking Republican official in Arizona to publicly denounce GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Read More »Groups unite to sue state over sick leave law
Calling the measure unconstitutional, a major union, state lawmakers and city council members are asking a judge to void a new state law designed to block local governments from telling private employers they have to provide paid time off for workers.
Read More »Judge orders tribe to produce records on Glendale casino
A federal judge has ordered a southern Arizona tribe to produce records showing what the tribal council and one of its district councils discussed in 2002 and 2003 about plans to open a Phoenix-area casino.
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