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Commission forwards names of Supreme Court candidates to governor
Gov. Doug Ducey will have four Republicans, two political independents and a Democrat to choose from as he fills the two new seats on the Arizona Supreme Court.
Yarnell residents’ lawyer renews plea to sue state over 2013 fire
Comparing the state’s firefighting actions to “Keystone Cops,’’ the attorney for Yarnell residents who lost their homes in the 2013 blaze wants the Court of Appeals to let them sue the state.
Designer of Spider-Man web blaster loses latest case against comic book company
A Tucson attorney who designed a Spider-Man web blaster is not entitled to any more money from comic book giant Marvel, a court has ruled.
County to pay $4 million in sheriff’s racial profiling case
Officials voted Wednesday to pay $4.4 million in legal fees to attorneys who won a racial profiling case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, marking yet another expense in a case that's projected to cost taxpayers $72 million by next summer.
$10 million default judgment in case of Arizona prison rape
A federal judge has entered a $10 million default judgment against a convict who raped an Arizona prison teacher more than two years ago. In an order filed Tuesday, U.S. […]
Second-hand asbestos exposure not actionable in Arizona, court rules
Arizona companies have no duty to protect family members from exposure to toxic materials their employees bring home on their work clothes, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
21 states, including Arizona, sue to block expansion of overtime pay law
A coalition of 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as inappropriate federal overreach from the Obama Administration.
Judge approves deal to end suit over Arizona immigration law
A judge has signed off on an agreement that ends the last legal challenge to Arizona's landmark 2010 immigration law.
Ruling: Don’t end parental rights due to 1 lapse of watching
An Arizona court has overturned a judge's decision to sever a father's parental rights for his young daughter, saying the judge went too far by basing his decision on a single incident involving lack of supervision.
Justice worries innocent parents could be charged for changing child’s diaper
The chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court is openly worrying that a new ruling will let police charge parents with child molesting for changing a baby’s diaper.
Rep. Velasquez reaches plea deal in food stamp fraud case
Rep. Ceci Velasquez, D-Phoenix, has agreed to a plea bargain to end a criminal case alleging food stamp fraud and allow her to keep her seat in the House.
Corp Comm votes to hire attorney for Burns in APS lawsuit
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted today to hire a lawyer to represent a commissioner in a lawsuit filed against him by the state’s largest electric utility.
