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Top 10 legal stories of 2010: matching funds, employer sanctions, tuition tax credits
The nation’s attention often focused on Arizona court cases in 2010, with several of the state’s high-profile lawsuits landing on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court.
UpClose with Dale Baich: Public defender talks death penalty, sodium thiopental and Jeffrey Landrigan
Dale Baich knows about life on death row – for the past 15 years, he has been defending Arizona’s death-row inmates in federal court.
Arizona execution takes place after long wait
It was clear from the outset that Arizona's execution of death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan wouldn't be a smooth process.
Arizona executes inmate after stay is lifted
Arizona has executed Jeffrey Landrigan for a 1989 murder in the state's first execution since 2007.
Judge blocks Arizona execution due to drug issue
A federal judge on Monday blocked the scheduled execution of an Arizona death row inmate, saying more time was needed to consider a challenge to the use of a knockout drug from an unidentified manufacturer.
Court battles continue on eve of Arizona execution
Arizona death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan's scheduled execution is just a day away, and action is expected in both state and federal courts Monday as his lawyers try to block it.
Arizona execution caught in drug supply debate
Claims based on politics, untested evidence and an undisclosed source for a drug in short supply will be debated as Arizona officials wrangle with lawyers for a death row inmate scheduled to be put to death in the state's first execution since 2007.
Oct. 22 clemency hearing set for Arizona inmate
The state Board of Executive Clemency is scheduling an Oct. 22 clemency hearing at its Phoenix office for an Arizona death row inmate facing a scheduled execution four days later.
UpClose with Michael Ryan
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Michael Ryan hung up his robe Aug. 6, ending a 32-year legal career that began as a prosecutor and proceeded to a management position in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and seats on Maricopa County Superior Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Death-penalty cases put public defender $8M over budget
A Maricopa County agency that contracts with private attorneys to represent indigent criminal defendants is going to end the fiscal year over budget by more than $8 million, or about 63 percent, due to a glut of death-penalty cases and the high cost of defending them.
Death-penalty cases put county public defender’s office $8M over budget
A Maricopa County agency that contracts with private attorneys to represent indigent criminal defendants is going to end the fiscal year over budget by more than $8 million, or about 63 percent. County managers attribute the overspending to a glut of death-penalty cases and the high cost of defending them.
