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Judge holds agency in contempt for handling of disabled kid
A Maricopa County Juvenile Court judge has found the Arizona Department of Child Safety in contempt for failing to provide needed services to a family.
Courts should approve Arizona election plans, group says
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit already suing over Arizona's troubled presidential primary says the state's top election officials should be required to have court-approved plans in place for how they're going to manage the upcoming primary and general elections.
Planned Parenthood seeks repeal of abortion laws in 8 states
Planned Parenthood says it will work with its abortion-rights allies in eight states to repeal laws that may be vulnerable following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down tough abortion restrictions in Texas.
Judge to mull whether suit over death penalty can continue
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests the way Arizona carries out executions is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday over whether death-row prisoners can press forward with their legal challenge now that the state says it doesn't have lethal-injection drugs available for executions.
Advocates: Photos show filthy Border Patrol holding cells
A federal judge has unsealed photographs of several Border Patrol stations in Arizona, where advocates say migrants experience inhumane conditions while being held.
Brnovich assesses impact of ‘dreamers’ ruling
The state’s top attorney is reviewing whether a ruling against the Obama administration on “dreamers” last week will help him win one, if not both lawsuits he is fighting.
State Supreme Court to consider questions of suspects’ rights
The Arizona Supreme Court on June 28 will tackle questions of what a criminal defendant can tell a jury about his defense and whether sitting in a police car while under investigation means the police have to give a Miranda warning.
Arizona accused of skirting requirement in prison settlement
Attorneys who brought a class-action lawsuit over the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons said Friday that the state is trying to skirt a requirement in a settlement that mental health professionals see inmates who have recently been taken off psychotropic medications.
Magnetic crime-fighting tool lets police freeze criminals’ funds by swiping a card
Seizing money from suspected criminals is now as easy as swiping a card through a magnetic reader, and to the dismay of a civil liberties group Arizona is leading the way in using this new crime-fighting tool.
Prosecutions of job-related ID theft laws expected to resume
The top prosecutor in metro Phoenix said he wants to resume enforcement of two state laws that were used to convict hundreds of immigrant workers on charges that they relied on fraudulent IDs to get jobs.
Panel allows Native American’s incriminating statements despite ‘historic trauma’
A federal appeals court has rejected the idea that Native Americans may be more inclined to confess to crimes they did not commit based on “historical trauma” and cultural differences.
Judge wants update on Arizona’s supply of execution drugs
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests the way Arizona carries out the death penalty has told lawyers to be prepared later this month to reveal the status of the state's supplies of lethal-injection drugs.
