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AG Horne’s hit-and-run case delayed again
A court proceeding on a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against Arizona Attorney Tom Horne is being postponed again and his lawyer says he is trying to reach a settlement with prosecutors.
Arizona judge OKs $3.7M in restitution for wildfire
Two cousins who accidentally started the largest wildfire in Arizona history will have to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution to those whose homes were destroyed or suffered other losses, a federal judge said Thursday.
Federal judge puts Arizona abortion law on hold
A federal judge today put Arizona’s law banning Medicaid funding for abortion providers on hold until a legal challenge to the law goes to trial.
Arizona marijuana law to be tested in court
The validity of an Arizona law permitting medical marijuana will be tested in court. The Arizona Republic reports a Maricopa County Superior Court judge is set to hear arguments Friday afternoon from state and county prosecutors that the voter-approved law interferes with federal drug law.
Judge dismisses wordy suit over congressional maps
A Maricopa County judge threw out a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s congressional maps, ruling that the complaint was too long-winded and contained reams of irrelevant information.
Court to hear Brewer’s appeal in immigration case
An appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's appeal of a ruling that prevents police from enforcing a lesser-known part of the state's immigration law.
Dinner honoring Arredondo turned out to be a key to his downfall
Rep. Ben Arredondo, a Tempe Democrat, faces a sentence ranging from probation to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty this morning to two felony counts related to federal charges stemming from a public corruption indictment.
Lawsuit sealed to protect Brophy McGee’s campaign amid extortion claims
Attorneys for a business run by Rep. Kate Brophy McGee’s husband persuaded a judge to seal court records in an ongoing lawsuit on the grounds that it could harm her re-election chances.
But they also contend that her political career is being used to blackmail and extort the business of her husband, Bob McGee.
Brewer appeals ruling on part of Arizona immigration law
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is appealing a ruling that prevents police from enforcing a little-known section of the state's 2010 immigration law.
Closing arguments filed in Arpaio racial profiling case
The last round of written closing arguments are due Thursday in a trial aimed at settling allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office racially profiles Latinos in its immigration patrols.
Judge weighs request to block Arizona abortion ban
Arizona's new ban on most abortions beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy crosses a clear line on what U.S. Supreme Court rulings permit, an abortion-rights advocate told a federal judge Wednesday, while a prosecutor argued the ban is justified to protect women and fetuses.
Fillmore lawsuit claims Crandall filed hundreds of invalid signatures
The Senate primary contest pitting Sen. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa, and Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, was already turning out to be among the hottest races in Arizona this year.
This week, the temperature shot up a couple of degrees.
