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Tribe seeks legal order preventing Ducey, Brnovich interference in West Valley casino licensing
Gov. Doug Ducey and Attorney General Mark Brnovich are active participants in trying to block a West Valley casino and should be held accountable in court, an attorney for the Tohono O’odham Nation is charging.
Court rejects Arpaio challenge to Obama immigration order
A federal appeals court in Washington this morning threw out a challenge by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the Obama administration’s deferred action programs.
State officials’ attorneys argue they can’t be sued by tribe trying to open West Valley casino
Attorneys for three state officials told a federal judge on Friday the Tohono O’odham Nation has no right to sue them in its bid to open a casino on the edge of Glendale.
Lawyers pitch Medicaid expansion arguments to judge who compares hearing to ‘spring training’
The debate over whether a hospital assessment that funds Arizona’s 2013 Medicaid expansion program should have needed a two-thirds vote in the Legislature hinged on not only whether it’s a tax or an assessment, but whether that even matters in determining if a legislative supermajority was required.
Judge rejects state’s demands for more disclosure from tribe in West Valley casino fight
A federal judge has slapped down much of the effort by the state to force the Tohono O’odham Nation to produce more documents in Arizona’s fight to stop the tribe from opening a new casino near Glendale.
ACLU challenging AZ’s ‘perverse’ civil asset forfeiture laws
money handcuffs asset forefiture The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a broad-based constitutional challenge to the ability of prosecutors and police in Arizona to seize private property without a court order.
Culture War: Lawmakers split with tribal leaders over future of Indian Child Welfare Act
Two lawmakers who represent eight Indian tribes aren’t standing with tribal leaders who see a Goldwater Institute lawsuit challenging provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act as an attack on a law that rectified historic wrongs.
Judge dismisses Douglas’ lawsuit against education board
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas cannot fire the employees of the State Board of Education, a court ruled today.
Goldwater Institute seeks to end Native American adoption restrictions
The Goldwater Institute is suing the heads of two federal agencies and Arizona Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay in its challenge to a child welfare law designed to keep Native American tribes intact.
Families of perished Yarnell firefighters agree to substantially reduced settlement
A dozen families of the 19 firefighters killed two years ago fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire have agreed to a settlement giving them just a fraction of what they were seeking from the state.
Judge hears arguments on Douglas, Board of Education dispute
A judge presiding over the legal dispute between Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and the Board of Education said Friday she will rule on a motion to dismiss the case as soon as possible.
Maricopa County officials to mull settlement over jail death
Maricopa County officials are scheduled to vote Wednesday on a proposed $950,000 settlement that would resolve a lawsuit filed over a man's 2013 death from a stomach ulcer while in a county jail.
