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Court aims to end racial bias in jury selection with new rules
Arizona is about to become the first state in the nation to eliminate the ability of attorneys to strike prospective jurors based on what may only be hunches, a practice that often ends up culling minorities.
Non-lawyers allowed to invest in law firms
The group that looked at the alternative business structures for legal services shared a sentiment that lawyers have an ethical responsibility to make sure legal services are available to the public and to change the rules if they stood in the way of that.
Anti-abortion group wants to help defend state in Planned Parenthood suit
An organization that counsels women not to terminate their pregnancies wants the right to help Attorney General Mark Brnovich fend off legal challenges by Planned Parenthood to Arizona's abortion laws.
Planned Parenthood files suit to overturn AZ abortion laws
Claiming the rights of women are being violated, Planned Parenthood filed a broad-based legal attack on a host of Arizona laws and regulations governing abortion.
State Supreme Court takes case on medical marijuana on campus
In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear arguments by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that the Court of Appeals erred last year when it voided a 2012 law which made possession of the drug on campuses a crime.
Ruling overturns law banning medical marijuana on campuses
An appellate court ruled Thursday that Arizona colleges and universities can prohibit medical marijuana on campuses but lawmakers can't make it a crime.
State can’t deny bail to accused sex offender, appeals court rules
State laws denying bail to accused sex offenders are unconstitutional, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
