9th Circuit rules man can’t sue Border Patrol over wrongful arrest
A man held in jail for 40 days after Border Patrol agents improperly performed a drug test has no right to sue, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Governor’s Office proposes major rewrite of water laws
Gov. Doug Ducey’s office is pushing for a spate of changes aimed at altering water laws, from groundwater rules to audits of another public body.
Ex-US Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona loses yet another appeal
A federal appeals court has denied the latest request from former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi for a new trial on corruption charges.
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.
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.
Judge grants supporters chance to void anti-ethnic studies programs laws
Saying there is evidence of racial animus by state officials, a federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed to give challengers a chance to void state laws specifically designed to kill Tucson’s “ethnic studies” program.
Arizona ban on ethnic studies to go before appeals court today
A federal appeals court today will take up the case against a ban on ethnic studies in Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear arguments in the case that has received renewed attention after a school district in Tucson was accused by state officials of violating the ban.
Abortion arguments: Planned Parenthood funding case heads to federal appeals court as pro-life group launches new assault
Arizona will be at the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals on June 12 as a long shot to convince a three-judge panel to reinstate a state law prohibiting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.