The defense bar consists of attorneys dedicated to justice for their clients and the system. They are as interested in just laws, and fairness within the justice system, as prosecutors may be. Defaming us is not going to deter us from meeting obligations to clients and the criminal justice system.
Read More »Arizona redistricting case comes to end
Voters who sued the commission that re-drew Arizona's congressional and legislative district maps won't appeal a ruling throwing out their case.
Read More »Lawsuit filed to strike initiative restriction law
Claiming lawmakers acted illegally, a newly organized group is asking a judge to void a key change in laws governing the right of voters to enact their own laws.
Read More »Defense attorneys take aim at law governing interaction with crime victims 
Defense attorneys allege in a federal suit filed today that an Arizona law blocking them from speaking with crime victims and their relatives violates the First Amendment.
Read More »Lawsuit settlement signals end of current redistricting commission 
Seven years after it was appointed to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is preparing to shut down operations following the settlement of the final lawsuit against it.
Read More »School districts file suit against state to fix crumbling buildings
School districts, education groups and taxpayers filed suit Monday to force lawmakers to pay for school maintenance and construction they have neglected for years.
Read More »Indian tribe, Central Arizona Project in court over water rights 
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.
Read More »Federal court finds no child endangered by Indian adoption law
A federal judge threw out a bid March 16 to void federal laws that challengers claim is racist because it places the desires and rights of Native American tribes over the constitutionally protected best interests of children.
Read More »ACC vote leaves Burns to fend for himself in legal fight with utility 
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted today to stop paying an attorney to defend one of its members in a lawsuit from the state’s largest utility.
Read More »Giant utility drops lawsuit against ACC commissioner to stop records production
The state's largest electric utility may have outmaneuvered a utility regulator in the fight over its records about its campaign spending.
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