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Court overturns voter-approved measure to deny accused rapists bail
The state cannot deny the opportunity of accused rapists to seek release on bail even if the proof is evident before trial that the person committed the crime, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Arrest of medical marijuana patient on campus illegal, court rules
Medical marijuana patients are free to have their drug on college and university campuses without having to fear arrest, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this morning.
State Supreme Court rules search in Cochise County without warrant legal
Waiting until you're on your own property before pulling over for police won't save you from having you or your vehicle legally searched.
Arizona Supreme Court rules company not liable for ‘take-home’ asbestos
Arizona companies have no duty to protect family members from exposure to toxic materials their employees bring home on their work clothes, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
State Supreme Court to hear Snowbowl case
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Hopi tribe can try to block the use of treated effluent to make snow on the San Francisco Peaks.
‘Dreamers’ lose at state Supreme Court
In a brief order this morning the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that it violates both state and federal law to offer those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program the same tuition as paid by other state residents.
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.
