The Arizona Department of Corrections faces more than $2 million in sanctions after providing documentation of widespread noncompliance with court-ordered health care standards.

The Ak-Chin Indian Community on March 28 sued the operator of the state’s water canal system, saying it won’t deliver the tribe’s full water allotment in future years and could jeopardize farming operations.

A federal appeals court has rejected the idea that Native Americans may be more inclined to confess to crimes they did not commit based on “historical trauma” and cultural differences.

Saying there's evidence to support their claims, a federal judge on Monday agreed to allow a class-action lawsuit against the Border Patrol over alleged "inhumane and punitive conditions'' at its facilities in Arizona.

A federal judge has rejected a bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state of Arizona violated the civil rights of nearly 17,000 foster children. Children's advocacy groups filed the lawsuit in February in U.S. District Court. It claims the state fails to provide needed mental and other health care, and enough foster homes for children removed from their families.

A federal judge in Arizona has issued sanctions against the U.S. Border Patrol over destruction of evidence the agency was required to keep during an ongoing civil lawsuit.

A federal judge this afternoon ordered the state to issue a death certificate for George Martinez that lists Fred McQuire as his legal spouse. Judge John Sedwick rejected arguments by attorneys for state that the “public interest” would be harmed by requiring Arizona to recognize the pair were legally married in July in California. Martinez died a month later.

Arizona remains among the top three states in the nation for immigration-related prosecutions despite a drop in such prosecutions in the state.

Arizona health officials are drafting new rules on regulation of abortion clinics as required under a wide-ranging 2012 state law.

Former Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi should be sent to federal prison for nearly three years for convictions on public corruption, money laundering and other charges, according to recommendations from the U.S. Probation Office.