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‘Therapy dogs’ now allowed for child victims in court
Child victims in Arizona now have the right to have a dog at their side to comfort them during court testimony under a bill signed into law today by Gov. Doug Ducey.
CANINE COMFORT: Bill would give children right to have a dog nearby while testifying
A bill sailing through the Legislature would make it a right for child victims to have service dogs at their side for comfort when testifying.
Bolick’s battles
Clint Bolick, the newest justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, has a long history of fighting with the government, albeit with mixed success.
Woman accused of fraud in abortion case to undergo mental exam
A 30-year-old woman accused of swindling taxpayers for an abortion will undergo an examination to determine if she has the mental capacity to participate in her criminal defense.
Judge grants supporters chance to void anti-ethnic studies programs laws
Saying there is evidence of racial animus by state officials, a federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed to give challengers a chance to void state laws specifically designed to kill Tucson’s “ethnic studies” program.
ACLU continues effort to force police to reveal info on cell phone tracking devices
Rebuffed by a trial judge, the American Civil Liberties Union is asking appellate judges to force the Tucson Police Department to cough up information about devices it owns that allows it to track cell phones – and, by extension, their users.
Doctors, Planned Parenthood challenge medication abortion law
A group of doctors and Planned Parenthood Arizona filed suit today to challenge a law requiring doctors to tell women medication abortions can be reversed.
Challenges face new versions of Mesnard’s revenge porn law
Rep. J.D. Mesnard is struggling between a narrower revenge porn law that wouldn’t be tied up in court, or a broader version that would better protect victims.
Oral arguments scheduled in Medicaid expansion case
GOP lawmakers have won the right to challenge former Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion program, and now a Maricopa County judge has scheduled their day in court.
Appeals court revives lawsuit on Arizona prison assault
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit which accused Arizona prison officials of failing to protect an inmate who was brutally stomped by two other inmates while a single corrections officer escorted the three inmates within the Lewis prison complex in Buckeye.
Arizona ban on ethnic studies to go before appeals court today
A federal appeals court today will take up the case against a ban on ethnic studies in Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear arguments in the case that has received renewed attention after a school district in Tucson was accused by state officials of violating the ban.
Judge to hear arguments over Arizona ID theft laws
A judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday over whether to bar authorities from enforcing two Arizona laws that prohibit people from using fake or stolen IDs to get jobs.
