Bennett agrees: Brewer can’t seek a third term
The state’s highest election official concluded that Gov. Jan Brewer can’t seek another term, an idea she has floated a few times.
Court denies Arpaio’s bid to reconsider ruling
A court has rejected Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's request to reconsider its ruling that criticized jail officers' decision to force pink underwear onto a mentally ill inmate who erroneously believed his jailers were trying to rape him.
Battle over how judges are appointed could resurface
The lopsided defeat of a proposition to alter the way judges are chosen isn’t going to stop supporters of the measure from placing a similar one on a future Arizona ballot, and opponents of the measure are prepared to fight it again.
Changes approved for Arizona executions meet inmates’ demands
Arizona’s death row inmates will soon face execution with small advantages they had sought during six years of litigation.
Andrew Thomas discipline decision to be released Tuesday
A three-person panel is scheduled Tuesday to decide the attorney discipline case against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.
Federal appeals court criticizes U.S. attorney’s office for Arizona
A federal appeals court Tuesday criticized the U.S. attorney’s office in Arizona for failing to “acknowledge and take responsibility” for the courtroom behavior of a federal prosecutor the court had chided last month.