Court to hear arguments in appeal by fired state workers
Appellate judges will hear arguments Oct. 20 in an appeal by five former state child welfare employees who contend they were wrongly fired in 2014 amid an agency scandal.
State Supreme Court to explore limitations on taking blood from DUI suspects
The Arizona Supreme Court will hear oral arguments October 4 on when police can take the blood of a drunken driving suspect without getting a search warrant.
Soliciting sex with non-existent children illegal, court rules
Arizona law allows people to be convicted of soliciting sex with a child even if there never was any child to begin with, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
High court rules cell phones are private, even in case alleging necrophilia and rape
Leaving your cell phone in an apartment where you have been a guest doesn’t give police the right to search it, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Court: Identical cattle brands OK on different location
The Arizona Court of Appeals has weighed in on a topic that's older than the state itself: cattle brands.
Bill requires all tail lights work
So when was the last time you checked if all three of your brake lights were working? If you don't want to get pulled over, you'd better start. State lawmakers are moving to require that all lights are working.
Court: Cell tracking could help criminals evade law
Cities with cell tracking technology need not tell the public how it works because it also could help criminals evade the law, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.
Commission recommends $15,000 raise for judges
The commission that recommends salaries for lawmakers, executive officials and judges is hoping members of Arizona’s judiciary won’t have to go a full decade without a pay raise.
Court thwarts challenge to abortion race and gender law
A federal appeals court this morning slapped down an effort by two civil rights groups to sue to overturn an Arizona law outlawing abortions based on race and gender.
State Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal in Minuteman case
The Arizona Supreme Court refused today to hear the state’s appeal of a lower-court decision allowing the founder of a border-watch group to personally cross examine two girls he is accused of molesting.
State claims it can’t be sued by Yarnell residents for losses in 2013 fire
Yarnell residents burned out of their homes in 2013 have no right to sue Arizona for their losses, lawyers for the state are arguing.
ASU student asks court to declare medical pot legal on college campuses
An ASU student is asking the Court of Appeals to rule that he and all others with medical marijuana cards can legally have their drugs on university and community college campuses.

















