Judge rules Arizona voters get 5 days after election to sign ballot
Arizonans who forget to sign their early ballots before dropping them in the mail are entitled to up to five days to "cure'' the problem and get their votes counted, a federal judge has ruled.
Judge gives Senate new trial on retaliation claim
The state Senate will get a new chance to escape at least some of the financial penalty imposed over the firing of a staffer.
Peeved judge orders fired Senate staffer, chamber to negotiate reinstatement
Fired state Senate employee Talonya Adams and an attorney for the Senate must spend Monday morning holed up in a room together to work out the details of Adams’ reinstatement, and not come out until they reach an agreement, an exasperated federal judge ordered Friday.
Senate staffer who won discrimination suit wants job back
A fired Senate staffer said Friday she hopes to go back to work even though it would mean working with – and for – some of the same people who a federal court jury said discriminated against her.
State defends court challenge to 2016 ballot harvesting law
Arizona is entitled to make "ballot harvesting'' a crime despite a federal law that allows anyone to deliver a letter, the state's legal defenders are arguing.
Federal law supersedes state ‘ballot harvesting’ law, suit claims
A new lawsuit seeks to block Arizona from enforcing its ban on "ballot harvesting'' for the upcoming election, claiming the state has no legal authority to regulate who can and cannot deliver someone else's mail.
Federal judge lets Arizona enforce ballot harvesting ban
A federal judge has denied Democrats’ request to bar Arizona from enforcing a controversial ban on the practice known as “ballot harvesting.”
State asks court to ban ‘ballot harvesting’ even with no evidence of fraud
Conceding there’s no evidence of fraud, an attorney for the state asked a federal judge Wednesday to allow enforcement of a new law making “ballot harvesting” a felony.
AZ judge’s shift to federal bench creates opening
An Arizona judge's appointment to a federal District Court seat creates an opening on the Maricopa County Superior Court bench.
Obama nominates new federal judges for Arizona
President Obama made nominations Thursday to fill four vacancies in the U.S. District Court for Arizona.