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Campaign spending for governor hit tens of millions
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake paid nearly $230,000 to a pair of lawyers who filed her unsuccessful election contest lawsuit, campaign finance documents show.
Hobbs asks court to toss Lake’s latest bid to overturn election
Gov. Katie Hobbs is asking the state Court of Appeals to toss out Kari Lake's latest bid to overturn the 2022 election saying it is based on "mere speculation of election misconduct and conjecture regarding its supposed result.''
Lake teases legal action, promotes election complaints
After days of near silence following her loss in the governor’s race, Republican candidate Kari Lake said on Thursday that she is “still in this fight.”
Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal
Lawyers for an Arizona death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Nov. 16 have filed a new appeal. Murray Hooper's attorneys filed another petition for post-conviction relief Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Lawyers on call, prepared to defend protesters arrested at Trump rally
As President Donald Trump arrived in downtown Phoenix on August 22, dozens of attorneys were on call ready to defend protesters and rally-goers alike – free of charge.
Paul Bender: A constitutional authority still learns from his students
The media usually seeks out the analysis and opinions of Arizona State University law professor Paul Bender when there’s a news story involving questions of Arizona law or the U.S. Constitution.
High court: Lawyers can’t help clients get medical marijuana
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t repeal rules that threaten lawyers with disbarment if they help clients get, sell or use marijuana legally under a 2010 voter-approved law.
People have right to defend themselves even if it kills them, high court rules
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people convicted of murder have the right to represent themselves in the part of the trial where a jury is deciding whether they live or die.
Fight to remain silent: People often waive Miranda rights, experts say
Academics and attorneys who estimate that people waive their Miranda rights as much as 80 percent of the time – or even more often, according to some experts.
Eleven lawyers seek slots on state Supreme Court
Just 11 lawyers have applied to be one of the two new justices that Gov. Doug Ducey will select for the Arizona Supreme Court.
New State Bar section delves into religious freedom and the law
Two underlying forces are at work behind a new section of the State Bar of Arizona on the intersection of religious liberty and the law.
Bills to weaken the State Bar draw extended debate
The House put in extra time and debate on a couple of seemingly inconspicuous bills aimed at weakening the State Bar of Arizona.
