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Medical marijuana to include extracts and resins, Arizona Supreme Court rules
Marijuana extracts and resin are legal to possess and use under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday, reversing a lower court’s decision.
Supreme Court to decide double jeopardy claim in murder case
The state, and attorneys for a convicted murderer, will argue before the Arizona Supreme Court whether his conviction of first-degree murder on a retrial violates the Double Jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Supreme Court refuses to hear AG’s tuition challenge
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the latest bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to have the method of setting tuition at the state's three universities be declared unconstitutional.
The Breakdown: G-oh!-P
Phoenix is heating up and the sky may be falling. The state GOP led by Kelli Ward came out in support of a tax hike this week. But is it too late?
Ducey chooses Republican appellate judge to join Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey now has the majority of the Arizona Supreme Court picks after appointing Judge James P. Beene today to fill the seat vacated by Justice John Pelander.
One county’s take on medical marijuana makes some users criminals
Roughly 100 hundred miles – the distance between Phoenix and Prescott – meant the difference between a felony arrest and freedom to use medical marijuana for Adam Hight.
Supreme Court questions prosecutor on legality of marijuana extracts as medicine
The question of whether edibles and other extracts are protected under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act could come down to what is considered usable marijuana.
AZ Supreme Court rules medical confidentiality suspended in cases of Medicaid fraud
Fraud investigations trump Arizona's physician-patient privilege, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this morning.
Political baggage burdens Montgomery’s Supreme Court quest
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has won three consecutive elections as the county’s chief prosecutor, but he couldn’t get the few votes needed to make it on the shortlist of Arizona Supreme Court nominees.
State’s chief justice to retire, leaves Ducey with 5th pick to Supreme Court
Chief Justice Scott Bales informed Governor Doug Ducey today he plans to retire this summer once his term as chief justice is up.
Netflix sues state over tax on streaming service
Netflix is suing the Arizona Department of Revenue after the department levied a transaction privilege tax on its streaming service.
Crash kills lawyer day he pens friend’s endorsement
A prominent Phoenix attorney wrote a letter on the day he died last month to endorse his colleague for the Arizona Supreme Court.
