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Ninth Circuit allows lawsuit against DCS to proceed as class-action
The state Department of Child Safety has to defend how it handles the more than 14,000 children in foster care now and all those who will be there in the future.
Ducey chooses Republican appellate judge to join Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey now has the majority of the Arizona Supreme Court picks after appointing Judge James P. Beene today to fill the seat vacated by Justice John Pelander.
Supreme Court sides with father in dispute over child’s gender identification
Family courts have no right to interfere with the decisions of a parent given sole legal custody of a child after a divorce absent some showing of specific harm, even when the issue involves the youngster's decisions about sexual identification, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Judge hears arguments challenging state law on filling Senate vacancy
An attorney for members of various political parties told a federal judge Friday she should order a statewide election − and soon − to let voters fill the Senate seat now occupied by Martha McSally.
Planned Parenthood files suit to overturn AZ abortion laws
Claiming the rights of women are being violated, Planned Parenthood filed a broad-based legal attack on a host of Arizona laws and regulations governing abortion.
Sex offenders get chance to end life-long registration under House proposal
State lawmakers are weighing whether to give judges more leeway to eliminate the requirement that certain people register for life as sex offenders.
Supreme Court questions prosecutor on legality of marijuana extracts as medicine
The question of whether edibles and other extracts are protected under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act could come down to what is considered usable marijuana.
Court rules divorced woman can use fertilized embryos against father’s wishes
A divorced woman is entitled to implant some fertilized embryos created before she was married despite the objections of her former husband, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.
AZ Supreme Court rules medical confidentiality suspended in cases of Medicaid fraud
Fraud investigations trump Arizona's physician-patient privilege, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this morning.
Federal court upholds decision to allow hunters to drive off road
Federal forestry officials did nothing wrong in agreeing to allow hunters to take their vehicles off road to retrieve their kills, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Arizona takes California to court over taxation
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that California is illegally imposing its taxes on Arizona residents and businesses.
Political baggage burdens Montgomery’s Supreme Court quest
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has won three consecutive elections as the county’s chief prosecutor, but he couldn’t get the few votes needed to make it on the shortlist of Arizona Supreme Court nominees.
