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Hobbs and Lake won’t debate despite election commission offering to let Hobbs propose conditions
Arizona voters won't see a debate between the major gubernatorial hopefuls.
Court rules state lawmakers are entitled to shield records from public
State lawmakers are entitled to shield records from public disclosure if they deal in any way with legislative business, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Court expansion brings more cases, less efficiency
Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said the addition of two more justices has made the court less efficient. Brutinel’s assessment contradicts Gov. Doug Ducey’s justification in 2016 for... […]
Ducey selects Lopez, Gould as new Supreme Court justices
Gov. Doug Ducey selected two new justices for the Arizona Supreme Court Monday, including the first Hispanic to serve on the state’s top bench.
Arizona man wants execution delay until after Brewer’s gone
Attorneys for a death-row inmate set to be put to death in Arizona next week want the execution delayed until the state has a new governor, arguing in a Tuesday filing that Gov. Jan Brewer appointed "political cronies" to a clemency board in an unconstitutional, closed-door process.
Judge: ‘Strong likelihood’ state didn’t follow law in execution case
Death-row inmate Samuel Lopez has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to delay his scheduled execution on Wednesday after a lower-court found there is a good chance the state didn’t follow the law in choosing three new members to the Board of Executive Clemency.
Request to block execution cites clemency issue
An Arizona death-row inmate is asking the state Supreme Court to block his execution Wednesday so a lower court can consider whether the inmate's rights to a fair clemency hearing have been violated.
Arizona death-row inmate’s lawsuit heads to court
Lawyers for an Arizona death-row inmate plan to argue the state's clemency process is flawed as they make last-minute bids to stop his execution.
