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Arizona Supreme Court hears Horne appeal
Arguing that Yavapai County Sheila Polk impermissibly acted as judge, jury and executioner in their campaign finance case, lawyers for former Attorney General Tom Horne and his ally Kathleen Winn urged the Arizona Supreme Court to throw out a $400,000 fine for their alleged violation.
9th Circuit, known as nutty 9th by conservatives, weighing Trump’s immigration order
Some legal scholars say the 9th Circuit's liberal reputation is overblown and that the court has moved to the middle as some of President Jimmy Carter's appointees ai??i?? who were considered extremely liberal ai??i?? have taken semi-retired "senior" status or passed away.
Judge voids $15 million Pima County deal with space company
A judge has revoked a multi-million-dollar contract between Pima County and a balloon spaceflight company, saying Thursday the deal violated state law.
Arizona child safety unit looking at new regulations
Arizona's Department of Child Safety is putting together a team to explore whether investigators should have to get a court order before removing children from unsafe homes.
Dems join GOP in approving bill to ignore some U.S. Supreme Court decisions
The Arizona Legislature could ignore U.S. Supreme Court decisions it doesn’t like under a bill approved by the Arizona House of Representative today.
Lawyers for inmates criticize revised execution procedures
Lawyers for death-row inmates say recent changes to Arizona's procedures for carrying out the death penalty didn't do enough to confront abuses in the state's power to decide the methods and amounts of drugs used in executions.
Ducey, not Brnovich, is fighting case on immigrants’ driver licenses
Gov. Doug Ducey’s repeated assertions that he is not the one fighting to keep “deferred action” recipients from getting licenses to drive are not true, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Friday.
Hundreds gather at Phoenix airport to protest Trump immigration ban
More than 500 protesters gathered in terminal four of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sunday to protest Trump’s latest executive order, which banned travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Arizona sheriff goes back to court – this time as civilian
Former Phoenix-area sheriff Joe Arpaio made his first court appearance Wednesday as a civilian after losing his bid for re-election and heard a federal judge say she's inclined to decide whether he's guilty of contempt-of-court rather than grant his request for a jury trial.
Fired executive director sues Arizona Democratic Party, alleges self-dealing
According to a lawsuit filed earlier this month, the chairwoman of the Arizona Democratic Party directed campaign expenditures toward her friend and husband, and when the party’s top staffer objected to the payments, she was fired.
State seeks order throwing out ‘deferred action’ recipients’ lawsuit
An attorney for the state asked a federal judge Friday to throw out a lawsuit by some “deferred action” recipients who say they can’t get a license to drive.
Arizona high court sets hearing in Tucson gun case
The Arizona Supreme Court has decided to hold a full hearing on a complaint filed by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich that contends Tucson is illegally destroying seized guns instead of selling them.
