A state commission has nominated four Superior Court judges and another attorney for appointments to fill two vacancies on the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Arguing that Yavapai County Sheila Polk impermissibly acted as judge, jury and executioner in their campaign finance case, lawyers for former Attorney General Tom Horne and his ally Kathleen Winn urged the Arizona Supreme Court to throw out a $400,000 fine for their alleged violation.

A new court ruling says Arizona's law against possession of burglary tools only applies to items intended for use in committing a burglary and therefore isn't unconstitutionally vague.

State laws denying bail to accused sex offenders are unconstitutional, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

Two teen-age killers considered too dangerous ever to let out of prison will now get a chance to be released -- someday.

The Arizona Court of Appeals rebuffed former Attorney General Tom Horne’s latest attempt to clear himself of the allegations that partially led to his defeat in his re-election campaign, affirming a lower court ruling that upheld a $400,000 fine for campaign finance violations related to his 2010 campaign.

An Arizona court has denied an appeal of a man convicted in multiple high-profile burglaries in Phoenix suburbs, ruling that an otherwise unknown defendant can be indicted even when identified only by a DNA profile.

Attorneys for former Attorney General Tom Horne and a former aide urged the Arizona Court of Appeals to overturn a $400,000 fine for campaign finance violations on the grounds that Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk violated their due process rights by serving a dual role as both the decision-making in the enforcement action and the prosecutor in their court case.

The state Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of Arizona's so-called "implied consent" law on testing to determine whether drivers are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

An Arizona court ruling says grandparents who could provide foster or adoptive homes for children in state custody don't have a right to sue over placement decisions.