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AZ Supreme Court changes criminal defense of duress
People who say they were forced by fear of death or injury to break the law need not prove they were in imminent danger at the time of the offense to escape being convicted, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Ruling upholds defense in lawsuits involving intoxication
A court ruling upholds an Arizona law providing a defense to lawsuit defendants in cases involving plaintiffs who were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
State’s legal fees near $500,000 defending same-sex marriage, revenge porn laws
Arizona taxpayers are going to pay about $500,000 – and perhaps a lot more – in legal fees to lawyers who beat the state in two separate lawsuits challenging Arizona laws.
Ducey to critics: Where’s your alternative plan?
Ducey today (March 12) pushed back against criticisms leveled at the $9.1 billion spending plan he negotiated with lawmakers by digging up an oft-repeated counterclaim Brewer and her allies had deployed against those who had lambasted the 2013 Medicaid expansion.
Principles vs. practicalities: Ducey’s Medicaid dilemma
In what may be one of his first acts as governor, Doug Ducey will have to decide whether to spearhead the defense of a policy he dislikes, kick a quarter million people off AHCCCS or drop a nuclear bomb on the state’s overstretched budget by taking a principled stand.
AZ Supreme Court rules in expert witness case
Juries are entitled to hear from an expert witness on a particular type of crime even if that person knows nothing about the specific victims in the case, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled May 29.
Horne to defend himself from election complaint
Attorney General Tom Horne will defend himself against a new election law complaint without an outside lawyer.
Latino group to file counter suit in MCCCD tuition case
A Latino legal civil rights organization plans to file a counter suit against the state in its legal challenge to Maricopa County Community College District’s policy of granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.
Panel: Harsher penalties for straw buyers could curb gun traffic to Mexico
Stricter U.S. gun measures are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico, where the weapons are fueling violence and leaving people “under siege” with little hope of help from their government, activists said Thursday.
With Napolitano out, Arizonans are wary of new Homeland Security chief
When former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano stepped down as the Department of Homeland Security secretary in August, the reaction from policymakers along Arizona’s border with Mexico was mixed.
House approves border security funding, in 13th ‘piecemeal’ budget bill
The House voted Thursday to fund Department of Homeland Security operations for fiscal 2014, the latest in a string of votes to reopen specific agencies in a strategy that Democrats deride as “cherry-picking” areas of the government.
Arizona reaps jobs, funds from decades-long boom in federal contracting
Federal contract spending in Arizona grew more than three times faster than the national rate over the past 20 years, according to a Cronkite News Service analysis of government data.
