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Arizona Supreme Court

Apr 13, 2022

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.

Apr 5, 2022

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.

Mar 30, 2022

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. 

Mar 18, 2022

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.” 

Jan 6, 2022

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. 

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Jan 5, 2022

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... […]

Dec 17, 2021

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. 

The Arizona Supreme Court from left are Justices Bill Montgomery, John Lopez, Ann Scott Timmer (vice chief justice), Robert Brutinel (chief justice), Clint Bolick, James Beene, and Kathryn King.
Dec 8, 2021

Justices to decide ACC ‘dark money’ issue

The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a majority of the Arizona Corporation Commission can block one of its members from seeking access to corporate records to see if the company is funneling "dark money'' into the campaigns of regulators. 

Nov 12, 2021

Ruling could lead to longer sessions

Some Arizona lawmakers say a court ruling that will limit adding policy provisions to budget bills could make for a very different session next year, and possibly a longer one. 

Nov 3, 2021

Grab bag of laws voided by Supreme Court

When the Arizona Supreme Court slapped down how lawmakers approve "budget reconciliation'' bills on November 2, they quashed more than the ban on schools requiring masks of faculty and students. 

Nov 2, 2021

Court rules against lawmakers in single-subject dispute

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday voided a ban on mask mandates in public schools and a host of other legislative changes, ruling it was illegal for lawmakers to pile them into a handful of budget bills. 

Nov 1, 2021

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on mask mandate ban

State lawmakers are not conceding they acted illegally in the way they approved a ban on mask mandates at schools earlier this year as part of the budget. 

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