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Teacher claims he was blackballed for anti-Common Core comments
A Tucson-area teacher filed suit today claiming high-ranking Department of Education staffers called him an offensive name, documented their misgivings in his file and blackballed him for a public tirade against Common Core.
Arizona death penalty put on hold pending investigation of botched execution
The state has agreed not to execute anyone until after a judge has ruled on a lawsuit asking for the Department of Corrections to release information on drugs used to execute a prisoner who snorted and gasped for two hours before dying.
McSally asks judge to dismiss Barber lawsuit
Martha McSally has asked a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Democratic Rep. Ron Barber that seeks to stop the official certification of election results.
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.
Horne files $3 billion unsafe vehicles lawsuit against GM
Claiming consumers here were misled, Attorney General Tom Horne has filed a $3 billion lawsuit against General Motors alleging it sold vehicles to Arizonans the company knew were unsafe.
Arizona Supreme Court to hear Medicaid arguments today
The Arizona Supreme Court is set to take up Gov. Jan Brewer's appeal of a decision allowing a lawsuit challenging her Medicaid expansion plan to proceed.
Arizona Supreme Court to hear Medicaid arguments
The Arizona Supreme Court is set to take up Gov. Jan Brewer's appeal of a decision allowing a lawsuit challenging her Medicaid expansion plan to proceed.
After 33 years, class-action suit seeking care for the seriously mental ill comes to a successful end
In 1980, local mental health experts came together to draft what became known as Senate Bill 1057, a proposed statute intended to create a responsive and accessible community-based system for persons with serious mental illness.
‘Revenge porn’ law challenged by bookstores, photographers and librarians
The American Civil Liberties Union warned Arizona lawmakers it had problems with a bill designed to criminalize “revenge porn,” and are now those problems are the basis of a court challenge arguing that the law is unconstitutional.
Peoria council candidate sues after being left off ballot twice
A Peoria City Council candidate who was left off the primary ballot sent to early voters twice filed suit Aug. 7 in federal court to ask for a special election in November, hours before the City Council voted on a way to fix the problem.
Judge refuses to dismiss suit over animal massage
A judge is refusing to dismiss a lawsuit in which Arizona animal massage therapists are suing a state board that wants to regulate the therapists as practicing veterinarian medicine.
Cardon’s siblings claim he squandered the family’s money on lavish lifestyle, politics
Six of secretary of state candidate Wil Cardon’s seven siblings sued him over his control of family trust funds and his use of their money, including more than $6 million he spent on his failed U.S. Senate campaign in 2012.
