Brnovich fighting to bring criminal charges against firm tied to Invest in Ed
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to bring criminal charges against the firm that circulated petitions for the voter-approved 2020 Invest in Ed ballot measure.
Pima County attorney sides with Planned Parenthood on abortion issue
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover is siding with Planned Parenthood and against Attorney General Mark Brnovich in his bid to enforce a ban on virtually all abortions in Arizona.
Licensing boards should stop playing word games with occupations
Occupational definitions should not hinge on such an arbitrary detail. Licensing boards should stop playing word games and let people work.
After court losses, ballot initiative backers regroup
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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... […]