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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on execution drug used in Arizona
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments April 29 on whether the use of the sedative midazolam in a three-drug combination makes for an unconstitutional execution.
Legislators walk tightrope on questions of constitutionality
Arizona lawmakers often walk a fine line between passing bills that are legal and enacting ones that turn out to be unconstitutional.
Court to hear challenge to Arizona execution law
The constitutionality of Arizona's execution law is at issue in a case being heard by the state Court of Appeals on Tuesday.
Constitutionality of recall election changes questioned
Following the historic recall of former Senate President Russell Pearce, the ousted immigration hawk’s legislative allies are striving to change the state’s recall process to make it more difficult to remove elected officials. But the effort to add a primary election to the process has run into some obstacles.
Judge: Arizona prison visitor fee constitutional
A one-time prison visitor fee that goes toward maintaining state-run lockups does not amount to a tax and is constitutional, a Maricopa County judge ruled in a lawsuit challenging the fee.
Arizona to respond Monday in campaign funding case
Arizona officials face a Monday morning deadline to file a response to a request asking the U.S. Supreme Court payment to block the state's payment of extra campaign money to some publicly funded candidates.
