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AZ Supreme Court changes criminal defense of duress
People who say they were forced by fear of death or injury to break the law need not prove they were in imminent danger at the time of the offense to escape being convicted, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Pima County officials see legal trouble in desegregation tax
Pima County officials say a new state law dictating how to collect taxes for desegregation funding in Tucson puts the county at legal risk.
Court of Appeals rules rental-car levy legal
In a key victory for the state's two largest counties, the judges overruled a lower court decision which said the Arizona Constitution requires levies connected with driving to be spent only on road and other transportation projects.
Surrogate parents for students with special needs lacking statewide
More volunteers are being sought to advocate for students with special education needs who have no one in their lives to see that those needs are being met.
Court of Appeals sides with Pima County, no bid necessary for project
The state Court of Appeals on Thursday said competitive bidding laws do not apply when counties are trying to lure a specific company to the area.
State jobless rate drops to 10-year low, drives wage increases
Arizona’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate dropped to 4.7 percent last month, the lowest rate in nearly a decade. The decline of three tenths of a point came as private sector employers said they added 10,300 new workers between August and September.
6 Arizonans object to Trump’s voter fraud panel, cancel their registration
At least six Arizonans from the state’s two biggest counties have canceled their voter registration following a request by President Trump’s voter fraud com-mission for data.
Jail reform must address mental health, substance dependence
Though it is too often ignored in the criminal justice reform dialogue, treating the mentally ill and drug addicted as patients instead of criminals should be a focal point for reform.
Foster child who suffered horrific ordeal sues state
The court-appointed guardian of a 6-year-old foster child is suing two state agencies, several adoption entities and two sets of foster and adoptive parents, claiming the child suffered a horrific ordeal while in foster care.
State Supreme Court takes cases that could give hope to teenage murderers
Gregory Valencia and Joey Healer went to prison as baby-faced and scrawny teens. As they approach 40, they’re trying to make a case for allowing them to go before a trial judge again for a new sentence that gives them a chance at walking free someday.
Bill to eliminate public notice requirement goes to governor
Businesses in the state's two largest counties could soon find themselves escaping a cost -- at the expense of local newspapers.
Court asked to rule on the definition of a church – and whether it really matters, anyway
A fight between a couple wanting to build a chapel and Pima County is forcing a federal appeals court to consider who gets to decide what exactly is a church.
