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‘Dreamers’ ruling could lead to drivers’ licenses for 150,000
Supreme Court decision could reach a broader group affected by President Obama's executive order on immigration
Brewer still awaits Supreme Court ruling on Dreamers drivers’ licenses
Arizona dreamers went to bed Tuesday night still not knowing if the U.S. Supreme Court will allow them to drive legally. But what the justices think, at least now, may not matter. If they do not act, then the legal wheels start in motion and the state will be told to start issuing licenses.
Abortion foes: Right to abortion hinges on motivation
Supporters of a 2011 Arizona ban on race- and gender-based abortions want a federal appeals court to rule that a woman’s right to an abortion can be trumped because of the reason she wants it.
Brewer’s staff ordered to turn over some documents
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Gov. Jan Brewer's office to turn over some internal documents about its policy of denying drivers' licenses to people who were brought into the country illegally as children but allowed to stay under a new federal program.
Federal judge dismisses gender selection lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit seeking to overturn a 2011 law outlawing abortions carried out to prevent the births of females and minority babies.
ADOT extends Dreamers driver’s license ban to other immigrants
The Arizona Department of Transportation formally banned driver’s licenses for all illegal immigrants who received deferred action from the federal government, potentially heading off a federal court ruling against a similar policy for children who were brought to the country illegally.
Judge throws out parts of civil suit against Horne
Both sides claimed victory as a federal judge dismissed the bulk of Margaret “Meg” Hinchey’s retaliation lawsuit against Attorney General Tom Horne and a top aide, but allowed the case to proceed on several allegations.
State gathering evidence in Arizona license battle
Civil rights advocates have four months to gather evidence in their case to overturn Arizona's ban on driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits under an Obama administration program.
Court denies injunction against Brewer’s driver’s license order
A federal judge has rejected an activist group’s request for an injunction against Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order denying drivers’ licenses to young illegal immigrants who are allowed, under a federal program, to stay in the country.
Judge rules casino may be built within metro Phoenix
A 2002 gaming compact between the state and Indian tribes does not prohibit the construction of casinos in the Phoenix metro area, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Arizona white supremacist to be sentenced in bombing
A white supremacist is set to be sentenced Tuesday in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in suburban Phoenix.
