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Arizona loses contempt appeal in prison health care case
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2018 contempt-of-court ruling against now-retired Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan for failing to follow through on promises in a legal settlement to improve health care for prisoners.
Ducey asks 9th Circuit to void court decision on land trust
Gov. Doug Ducey is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that could affect his ability and that of future governors to tap a special education trust account to funnel more cash into schools.
9th Circuit upholds murder convictions linked to slain Border Patrol agent
A federal appeals court has rejected claims by two men that they were illegally extradited from Mexico to Arizona where they were convicted in connection with the 2010 murder of a Border Patrol agent.
Court ruling ends suit to challenge 2016 law on Israel
A federal appeals court on Monday quashed an injunction that kept Arizona from enforcing a law designed to use the state's economic power to keep firms from boycotting Israel and companies that operate there.
Court rules consumer protection laws don’t apply to sports
Just because you may have spent more than $1,500 to attend a sporting event doesn't mean you're going to see the kind of contest you wanted to see, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Public’s right to know about executions limited to official record
Arizonans have no legal right to know where the state obtains drugs to execute inmates, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday.
9th Circuit upholds law to burden Libertarian candidates
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2015 state law which the Libertarian Party charges – and some Republican lawmakers admitted – was specifically designed to keep its candidates off the ballot.
Court to decide whether lead ammo to be banned in Kaibab
Environmental groups will get a new chance to force the U.S. Forest Service to ban hunters from using lead ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest in a bid to protect condors.
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.
Tucson man wants to put city election system to a vote
Unable to get courts to void Tucson's current council election system, some political interests now are taking their case directly to voters.
Judge hits state with $2m in legal fees for ‘dreamers’ license suit
The unsuccessful bid by Gov. Jan Brewer and the state to keep "dreamers'' from getting licenses to drive is going to cost Arizona nearly $2 million.
Government drops homicide case against border patrol agent
The federal government has given up on its last chance of trying to convict a Border Patrol agent for the 2012 shooting and killing a teen by firing through the border fence.
