People have right to defend themselves even if it kills them, high court rules
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people convicted of murder have the right to represent themselves in the part of the trial where a jury is deciding whether they live or die.
Marijuana advocates claim misstatements of fact for ballot measure
Supporters of legalized marijuana go to court on Wednesday to argue that Secretary of State Michele Reagan is lying to voters about what the measure would do.
Minimum wage measure cleared for November ballot
Arizonans will get to decide in November whether to hike the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020.
Arizona AG says group flooding courts with ADA lawsuits
The Arizona attorney general is accusing a Phoenix advocacy group for the disabled of abusing the court system and suing businesses for monetary gain.
Court: Arizona law doesn’t make real estate agents employees
A new court ruling says Arizona laws and regulations don’t make real estate salespeople employees of their brokers so brokers aren’t necessarily legally responsible for some work-related activities of their […]
Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit over medication abortions
Planned Parenthood Arizona and the state agreed to end a legal challenge in federal court to a law requiring doctors to tell women medication abortions can be reversed, three months after a new law rendered the lawsuit moot.
Judge tosses out challenge against minimum wage initiative
Foes of an initiative to hike the minimum wage to $12 an hour have no legal right to challenge whether the signatures were gathered by people who were not qualified, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joshua Rogers ruled today.
Teacher rapist now wants lawyer in suit seeking $10M
A convict who raped an Arizona prison teacher and faces a potential $10 million judgment for damages is asking a federal judge to appoint a lawyer to defend him against the civil suit filed by the teacher.
Images show crowded, dirty Border Patrol cells in Arizona
Images filed as evidence in a lawsuit against the U.S. Border Patrol citing inhumane conditions in Arizona detention facilities show men jammed together under a thin thermal blanket trying to stay warm and a woman using a concrete floor strewn with trash to change a baby's diaper.
Arizona lawmaker facing a Nov. 1 trial for food stamp fraud
An Arizona lawmaker indicted on food stamp fraud charges is scheduled to stand trial in November.
Panel wants to scrap Arizona’s system of setting bail
A special panel of experts on criminal law wants to scrap the current system of setting bail and imposing fines and replace it with one linked to a defendant’s ability to pay.
Minimum wage measure faces new obstacle
A bid to get a public vote to hike the state’s minimum wage is now facing a new hurdle.