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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Lake, Finchem, sanctions, attorney
Oct 16, 2023

Court panel rejects Lake and Finchem’s bid to block use of ballot tabulation, electronic voting machines

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously struck down former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and former Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem’s bid to block the use of ballot tabulation machines and electronic voting machines in elections today.  

contraception, abortion, Hobbs, Salman, Grantham
Jun 22, 2023

Hobbs, Salman, reproductive rights group announce effort to protect rights to contraceptives

Gov. Katie Hobbs joined a state lawmaker and the leader of a reproductive rights advocacy group Thursday to announce an effort to enact a law protecting the rights of all women to access contraceptives.

probate court, guardians, Disney, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
May 1, 2023

Pass Senate bills to end probate system actions that cause abuse, abandonment, exploitation

Every citizen should be concerned that our rights are so easily eliminated and all that we hold dear and planned for, wiped away. It is incumbent on the Arizona Legislature to pass and Gov. Katie Hobbs to sign into law, SB1291 and SB1038.

abortion, Roe v. Wade, Petersen, Toma, Brnovich, Mayes, Senate, fetal defects
Mar 13, 2023

Law outlawing abortions for fetal genetic defects cases won’t go undefended

A law outlawing abortions in cases of fetal genetic defects will not go undefended in court.

ACLU, homelessness, city of Phoenix, ACLU, homeless camps, downtown Phoenix,
Dec 2, 2022

ACLU sues city of Phoenix to stop sweeps of homeless camp

The ACLU of Arizona says it is suing the city of Phoenix in order to block resumed sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown that they say has displaced people and destroyed identification documents, prescription medications and other belongings.

Aug 19, 2019

Court allows minor league players to sue for minimum wage violations

A federal appeals court has given a key victory to players on minor league baseball teams the right to sue to be paid the minimum wage while they're in spring training in Arizona.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Mar 6, 2018

Brnovich argues state trumps feds in DACA driver’s license case

Attorney General Mark Brnovich lashed out at the Trump administration for asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Arizona's bid to deny driver's licenses to "dreamers.''

Dec 5, 2017

Judges mull 1st Amendment restriction at border checkpoint

SAN FRANCISCO – Federal appellate judges grilled an attorney for the Border Patrol who argued Tuesday it has the right to keep observers and protesters at least 150 feet from... […]

Sen. John McCain, left, R-AZ, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, hold a news conference to discuss recent reports that dozens of VA hospital patients in Arizona may have died while awaiting medical care in the Phoenix VA Health Care System, adjacent to the VA Hospital on Friday, April 18, 2014, in Phoenix. Last week's disclosures by current and former Department of Veterans Affairs employees is leading to investigations by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Inspector General for the VA are looking into not only the deaths, but allegations of falsified record keeping and medical reporting. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Feb 3, 2017

Arizona lawmakers again push for split of 9th Circuit Court

Republican members of Arizona's congressional delegation are again trying to split up the federal appeals court whose nine-state territory includes Arizona.

Jun 1, 2016

Federal court clears way for students group to sue regents, Legislature

Saying there’s evidence of illegal retaliation, a federal appeals court gave the go-ahead Wednesday for the Arizona Students Association to sue the Board of Regents to get back money the group says was illegally withheld.

Apr 27, 2016

Panel of federal judges to review Tucson elections

The full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will review the constitutionality of Tucson's local elections systems after a three-member panel of the court ruled against it.

Jan 28, 2016

Ducey wants Arizona out of Ninth Circuit

Gov. Doug Ducey is joining forces with members of Arizona’s congressional delegation in a bid to remove the state from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is often criticized by Republicans as a bastion of liberal bias.

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