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Border Patrol must provide mats for detainees to rest, 9th Circuit rules
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by Border Patrol to avoid having to provide mats and blankets to migrants they detain in holding cells in Arizona for more than 12 hours.
Court rejects bid to declare Sonoran Desert bald eagle endangered
A federal court has rejected a bid to declare the Sonoran Desert bald eagle an endangered species, saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted properly when it determined the birds were no different than other bald eagles.
Flake’s cynical attempt to break up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Don’t be fooled by Flake’s innocuous reasons he professes for splitting up the 9th Circuit. Targeting our courts based on ideological disagreement is profoundly dangerous to this country and a threat to each and every one of us.
U.S. Supreme Court reinstates enforcement of Arizona ballot harvesting law
Arizonans won't face prison time for helping a neighbor or anyone else return an early ballot.
Court upholds state’s rules for political parties to get on the ballot
A federal appeals court Friday upheld the state’s process for recognizing political parties, rejecting claims by the Arizona Green Party that the petition deadline for new parties posed an unconstitutional burden.
US court upholds ban on gun sales to marijuana card holders
A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
Federal appeals court voids death sentence in 1980 Tucson rape-murder
A sharply divided court Feb. 4 overturned Robert Douglas Smith’s death sentence, saying lower courts wrongly ignored evidence that Smith was intellectually disabled at the time of the crime.
Tucson to ask appeals court for rehearing on elections
Tucson will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for a rehearing on a ruling that the city's election system is unconstitutional.
Judge rules cops did not violate rights of 3 officers when DNA samples were taken without warrant
The rights of three Phoenix police officers were not violated when investigators looking into the death of another officer took DNA samples from them, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
Court allows activist banned from Senate in 2011 to pursue lawsuit against Pearce
Public officials cannot ban people outright from their buildings even if they have caused a disturbance in the past, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
State’s legal fees near $500,000 defending same-sex marriage, revenge porn laws
Arizona taxpayers are going to pay about $500,000 – and perhaps a lot more – in legal fees to lawyers who beat the state in two separate lawsuits challenging Arizona laws.
Federal appeals court to decide if DACA preempts Arizona on Dreamers’ licenses
The question of whether a federal court allows the state to deny licenses to dreamers could depend on how hard the judges believe it is to get around Arizona without a car.
