As in most recent election years, Arizonans will probably get the chance to vote on several ballot initiatives this November, but this year’s measures come on the heels of court rulings that have blocked a pair of high-profile proposals.
Read More »After court losses, ballot initiative backers regroup
Supreme Court hears challenge to ballot measure 
An organization dedicated to limiting the size of government is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to prevent voters from getting the last word in November on a $1.9 billion tax cut.
Read More »High court to hear keeping juror names secret 
The Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments April 19 on whether the public has a right to know who’s on a jury, so long as there’s not a compelling state interest to withhold those names.
Read More »Judge hears school-funding arguments 
Attorneys for the state want a judge to throw out a 5-year-old lawsuit charging that lawmakers aren't living up to their constitutional and court-ordered obligation to adequately fund new schools and repair existing ones.
Read More »Regents, Brnovich each claim court victory 
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is going to get a chance to challenge a deal that he says illegally gives away taxpayer funds to benefit a private company.
Read More »SCOTUS to hear AZ death row inmate appeal 
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 28 agreed to hear an Arizona death-row inmate’s claim that he was wrongly denied the chance to tell jurors he would be ineligible for parole if they sentenced him to life instead of death.
Read More »Ending mail-in ballots would bring ‘electoral chaos’ 
If the Arizona Supreme Court rules early voting is unconstitutional, Maricopa County could see ten times as many voters come to the polls and, elsewhere in the state, officials say it would lead to “electoral chaos.”
Read More »Court makes statement, rules against lawmakers
The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday issued a broad ruling that will change forever how state budgets are adopted.
Read More »Brnovich returns to Supreme Court with execution push 
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich renewed the state’s push to execute two death row prisoners Wednesday, returning to the Arizona Supreme Court for firm briefing schedules to expedite the death sentences. The inmates, Frank Atwood and Clarence Dixon, are two of about ...
Read More »New legal profession starting in Arizona 
Ten nonlawyer legal paraprofessionals will soon begin work in Arizona, offering legal services in limited practice areas previously restricted to licensed attorneys.
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