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Judge says he’ll rule against Arizona over inmate care
A judge overseeing a class-action lawsuit over the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons says he will issue a judgment against the state for failing to adequately overhaul its health care system for inmates.
Federal judge agrees to hear class-action lawsuit on migrant conditions
Saying there's evidence to support their claims, a federal judge on Monday agreed to allow a class-action lawsuit against the Border Patrol over alleged "inhumane and punitive conditions'' at its facilities in Arizona.
Appellate court allows 33,000 inmates to sue state over health care, confinement
A federal appellate court decided today to allow a lawsuit alleging that Arizona’s prison health care and confinement conditions amount to cruel and unusual punishment to proceed as a class action involving 33,000 prisoners.
Class action lawsuit alleges securities fraud against First Solar of Tempe
A federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday certified a class action lawsuit alleging securities fraud against First Solar and its executives, a company that is selling a Mesa plant that Gov. Jan Brewer once hoped would be a shining example of solar investment.
Arpaio seeks rejection of class-action request over immigration sweeps
Attorneys for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office are asking a judge to either deny or postpone his ruling on a request for class-action status in a lawsuit that accuses Arpaio's office of racially profiling Hispanics in immigration patrols.
