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Federal court gun ruling won’t affect Arizonans’ rights
A new ruling Wednesday by a federal appeals court will not affect the rights of Arizonans to carry concealed weapons.
Arizona money being stolen by Delaware, lawsuit claims
Delaware is stealing millions of dollars that belongs to Arizona and its residents, Attorney General Mark Brnovich is charging.
Judge: Firm tied to polygamous group used child labor
Nearly 200 children from a polygamous sect had to work long hours in the cold, sometimes with little food, as they picked pecans for a Utah contracting company with ties to the group, a federal judge found in a decision that marks the latest blow to the group.
U.S. Supreme Court rules against Maricopa County judge in death penalty case
Jurors deciding whether to sentence someone to death are entitled to be told that in Arizona the only alternative is life behind bars, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Judge again rules against watchdog group on Stump texts
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled today that a watchdog group seeking a utility regulator’s texts will not get another crack at inspecting the regulator’s phone.
Ex-Arizona lawmaker pleads not guilty to murder in Alaska
A former Arizona state legislator has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a man during a hunting trip near Juneau.
Charge against ex-Arizona lawmaker caps downward spiral
Nearly a decade before he would be charged with murder in Alaska, Mark Desimone was a well-liked state lawmaker in Arizona for a brief time, a moderate one-term Democrat in a minority caucus filled with left-leaning members, according to lawmakers who worked with him.
Bill to commit criminal defendants deemed incompetent vetoed
Deputy Pima County Attorney Kathleen Mayer finally, after seven years of trying, got a bill passed to stop a revolving door for dangerous criminal defendants.
Court upholds child prostitution sentence in case where no child involved
A conviction and sentence for child prostitution doesn’t necessarily require that an actual child be involved, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Sponsor calls for more diversity as governor signs Supreme Court expansion
Gov. Doug Ducey will have an unprecedented opportunity to stack the Arizona Supreme Court with his own appointments before his first term is halfway finished after signing legislation adding two new justices to the bench.
Former Arizona Lawmaker arrested on suspicion of murder
Former Arizona lawmaker Mark DeSimone has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Alaska, according to court documents posted on the website of the Juneau Empire newspaper.
