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US Supreme Court mulling ‘Hail Mary’ plea on driver’s licenses
The decision on whether “dreamers” get to drive legally in Arizona is going right down to the wire. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has given challengers of the law until Tuesday morning, to tell him why the court should reject a request by Gov. Jan Brewer to delay a federal court ruling in favor of those accepted into the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arri[...]
Appeals court rejects plea to delay licenses for ‘Dreamers’
Without comment, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a plea by Gov. Jan Brewer to hold off enforcing its ruling that she and the state Department of Transportation are acting illegally in refusing to issue licenses to 25,000 Arizonans accepted into the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
U.S. Supreme Court to address Arizona abortion case
The U.S. Supreme Court is going to decide Friday whether to hear a dispute over Arizona’s requirement for doctors to use federal standards in administering medication abortions.
Supreme Court won’t consider case favoring Arizona death-row inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1 let stand a lower court’s ruling granting a new hearing for Arizona death-row inmate Richard Dean Hurles in the 1992 stabbing death of a Buckeye librarian.
Brewer continues efforts to deny drivers licenses to Dreamers
With barely a month left in office, Gov. Jan Brewer is making a last-ditch effort to keep driver’s licenses out of the hands of dreamers.
Possible judge bias could set convicted murderer free
A man convicted of the brutal murder of a Buckeye librarian could get to escape not only the death penalty but his conviction because of possible bias by the judge.
Court gives immigrants in Arizona chance for bail
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for a wave of bail hearings for immigrants across Arizona. Hundreds of immigrants who have been denied bail under a strict Arizona law will now have the opportunity to be released.
Supreme Court allows Arizona execution to proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed an Arizona execution to go forward amid a closely watched First Amendment fight over the secrecy surrounding lethal injection drugs in the country.
Court to hear Arizona abortion drug limits case
A federal appeals court panel is set to hear arguments on the legality of Arizona's new rules limiting the use of abortion-inducting drugs.
Ruling on Arizona race, sex abortion ban appealed
Groups opposed to an Arizona law banning abortions based on the race or sex of the fetus are challenging a ruling that dismissed their suit.
US House bill aims to stop casino in Glendale area
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would stop the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a casino in the Glendale area.
Court asked to overturn immigrant license policy
Immigrant rights advocates urged a federal appeals court on Monday to halt Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy, arguing that Arizona's policy is unconstitutional because it's trumped by federal law.
