Judge rejects Arpaio lawsuit against Obama on immigration
A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected an Arizona sheriff's lawsuit seeking to halt President Barack Obama's plan to spare nearly 5 million people from deportation.
Sheriff Arpaio aims to halt Obama immigration order
A gadfly attorney and an Arizona county sheriff want to halt President Barack Obama's immigration order in the first courtroom battle over an initiative designed to spare nearly 5 million people from deportation.
Obama administration urging court to toss Arpaio immigration lawsuit
The Obama administration is urging dismissal of a lawsuit that would dismantle the president's immigration program, an initiative designed to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation.
Arpaio sues Obama over immigration executive action
Not even waiting until President Obama gave his speech Thursday night, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio filed suit in federal court seeking to block the announced plans to allow millions of people not in this country to remain and work here legally.
Brewer signs executive order on Yarnell fire
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed an order declaring a state of emergency in Yavapai County due to a wildfire that overtook a firefighting crew and killed 19 people.
Faith leaders petition Brewer over immigration order
Some Christian activists around Arizona have delivered a petition to Gov. Jan Brewer's office, seeking a retraction of her executive order to bar public benefits for illegal immigrants.
Latino activists march to Executive Tower to demand support from Brewer
Chants of “we are the dreamers, mighty mighty dreamers,” reverberated around the state Capitol on Aug.16 as a small group of protestors attempted to march into Gov. Jan Brewer’s office to directly ask her to support them.
Brewer aims to keep AZ part of Western Climate Initiative
Gov. Jan Brewer has issued an executive order that aims to continue Arizona's participation in a multi-state agreement to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions.