A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.
Read More »Groups file sweeping criminal justice ballot measure 
Prisoners serving time for non-violent crimes would get one day off their sentences for every day served under a ballot measure filed by a newly formed group Friday.
Read More »State to reopen closed prison to house booming female population 
The Department of Corrections will reopen a shuttered prison in Douglas to deal with the fact that women are being locked up at a higher rate. “We’re simply out of beds,” David Shinn, director of the Department of Corrections told ...
Read More »Montgomery supporters line up in bid for Supreme Court
Their candidate squeezed out of the last screening, allies of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery are lining up to urge that he be nominated for the Arizona Supreme Court.
Read More »Bill seeks to replace pro-Israel law found unconstitutional
Slapped down by a federal judge, a supporter of Israel is making a new bid to keep those who boycott the country and firms that do business there from getting government contracts.
Read More »Professor sues state for refusing to provide gender reassignment surgery
A University of Arizona professor is suing the state for refusing to pay for surgery he said is medically necessary to fully become a male.
Read More »Judge raises possibility of throwing out inmate care deal
A judge presiding in a legal settlement over the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons has raised the possibility of throwing out the four-year agreement and resuming litigation over inmate care because of the state's pervasive noncompliance with the deal.
Read More »Judge won’t give more time to find victims of Arpaio detentions
A federal judge who ordered taxpayer-funded compensation for Latinos who were illegally detained when then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio defied a court order has declined to give the victims more time to apply for the money.
Read More »State to seek appeal of ruling on Israel boycott law
Claiming "irreparable harm,'' a top aide to Attorney General Mark Brnovich asked a federal judge Tuesday to let Arizona continue enforcing its prohibition on boycotts of Israel by companies with public contracts while the state appeals her ruling.
Read More »Judge refuses to order Reagan to update voter registrations 
A federal judge refused to order Secretary of State Michele Reagan to immediately update voter registration addresses of 384,000 Arizonans who moved since the last election.
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