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Court: Conviction in writing, not open court, violated defendant’s rights
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a drug-smuggling defendant’s rights were violated when a district court handed down his conviction in writing and not in open court, denying him an opportunity to appear.
Court upholds Arizona prisons’ ban on explicit materials for inmates
A federal appeals court Friday upheld the Arizona prison system’s ban on sexually explicit material for inmates, rejecting claims by a censored prison magazine publisher that the policy violates the First Amendment.
Immigrants granted bail after latest court ruling
The cases before a Tucson judge on Wednesday seemed fairly routine: Two men charged with drug offenses asking him to grant them bail. What stood out, however, was that the two men had a right to a bail hearing in the first place.
Timeline unclear for gay marriage in Arizona
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to overturn gay marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada is great news for advocates in Arizona, but the timeline for when same-sex couples may start getting marriage licenses here depends on a number of factors.
Judges strike down Arizona’s anti-Obamacare constitutional provision
The provision of a 2010 voter-approved measure saying Arizonans don't have to buy health insurance is unenforceable because it conflicts with the federal Affordable Care Act, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Gays can’t have kids, shouldn’t be allowed to marry, Arizona attorneys argue
Attorneys for the state are telling a federal judge there’s a good reason Arizona won’t let gays marry: They can’t reproduce, at least not without the help of a third person.
Arizona execution drug case heads to Supreme Court
A case challenging Arizona's refusal to reveal detailed information about the lethal combination it will use to put an inmate to death is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Arizona death row inmate appeals lethal drug ruling
An Arizona inmate scheduled for execution July 23 has appealed a trial-court ruling that keeps him from having information on the lethal drugs that will be used on him.
Planned Parenthood ruling sets stage for Supreme Court showdown
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to put a temporary hold on a state rule requiring doctors to use federal standards in administering abortion medication has set the stage for the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Appellate court allows 33,000 inmates to sue state over health care, confinement
A federal appellate court decided today to allow a lawsuit alleging that Arizona’s prison health care and confinement conditions amount to cruel and unusual punishment to proceed as a class action involving 33,000 prisoners.
Appellate court blocks state rule on medication abortions
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Planned Parenthood of Arizona today and ordered a lower court to put a temporary hold on a state rule requiring doctors to use federal standards in administering abortion medication.
Abortion foes: Right to abortion hinges on motivation
Supporters of a 2011 Arizona ban on race- and gender-based abortions want a federal appeals court to rule that a woman’s right to an abortion can be trumped because of the reason she wants it.
