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Ducey signs bill to keep secrecy of anonymous campaign donors
Arizona cities are losing their right to demand that nonprofit groups seeking to sway local elections divulge who is financing the effort.
State justices skeptical of ‘dreamers’ tuition arguments
A claim that "dreamers'' are entitled to the same lower tuition as other Arizona residents drew a skeptical response Monday by several justices of the state Supreme Court.
Justices reject bid for reinstatement from lawyer in deadly hit-and-run
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled against reinstating the license of a lawyer who was sent to prison for killing an ASU student in a hit-and-run incident almost 17 years ago.
Justices questions constitutionality of Arizona death penalty laws
Without comment the majority of the justices on Monday brushed aside claims by Abel Hidalgo that state laws fail to discriminate between the types of murders that merit execution and those for which a death penalty is inappropriate.
Justices leave same-sex parent ruling in place
In what could be a key victory for gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to overturn a ruling that says gay couples are entitled to the same parenting rights as opposite-sex people when they get divorced.
State Supreme Court takes case on medical marijuana on campus
In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear arguments by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that the Court of Appeals erred last year when it voided a 2012 law which made possession of the drug on campuses a crime.
State Supreme Court requires warrant to track cars with GPS
In a precedent-setting decision, a majority of the justices said people in vehicles have a "reasonable expectation'' of privacy.
Rick Miller: Four miracles – someone get the Vatican on the phone
Rick Miller is preparing his application for sainthood. He says that with a smile and a laugh, and because the founder of Kids at Hope says everything with a smile and a laugh, it’s almost hard to tell that he’s joking.
Supreme Court Justice Ann Scott Timmer: Fourth of a kind
Only four women have served on the Arizona Supreme Court. But Justice Ann Scott Timmer found the one silver lining to the state’s gross underrepresentation at its highest court: “The good news is I’m in the top five of all time.”
Court throws out sentence for prisoner who killed cellmate
The death sentence for an Arizona prisoner who killed his cellmate was thrown out Monday after the state Supreme Court concluded a judge had failed to tell jurors during the penalty phase of his trial that he was ineligible for parole.
Arizona gets high marks for pretrial justice system, but money bond still in use
Arizona found itself at the higher end of nationwide rankings for once after the Pretrial Justice Institute awarded the state high marks for its pretrial system.
Yarnell homeowners blocked from suing state
The state’s highest court won’t let homeowners burned out by the Yarnell Hill fire sue the state for negligence. And that, according to an attorney for those affected, has bad implications for others who own property throughout the state.
