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Arizona police a buzzkill for visiting medical-marijuana users
While the state Department of Health Services scrambles over the next 120 days to draft the rules and regulations for how medical marijuana will be grown, dispensed and used across the state, uncertainty over the right of visiting medical marijuana patients to possess pot in Arizona has created confusion that may have to be sorted out in court.
Retired police chiefs: First Things First reduces crime down the road
Helping at-risk children develop social skills and the ability to learn before they enter school prevents crime in the long run, retired Mesa Police Chief Dennis Donna said Monday.
Some communities moving to ban fireworks as state law looms
Payson is one of the first cities in the state to enact a local ordinance banning the use of fireworks that will become legal statewide on Dec. 1. Show Low and Queen Creek have also passed bans, and Flagstaff is considering regulation. Yuma is among cities taking a wait-and-see approach.
Arpaio gets delay in Justice Department lawsuit
A judge granted the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office a two-week delay in the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit that seeks records from the police agency.
Complaint filed in Gordon threats case
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office says a complaint has been filed against a man who allegedly made threats against Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.
Judge picked for records lawsuit against sheriff
A federal judge who is hearing a racial profiling lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over its immigration patrols will also preside over the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit that seeks records from the Arizona police agency.
Arizona preparing appeal of immigration ruling
Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge's ruling that put most of the state's immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Judge stops major parts of S1070 from taking effect
Opponents of S1070 are viewing a federal judge’s injunction as a death knell for the state’s strict illegal immigration law. Supporters of the law, meanwhile, are hoping U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton’s ruling will be overturned as it works its way through the appeals process.
| RELATED: Arizona helped deport thousands without new law
Without the benefit of their state's strict new immigration law, officers from a single Arizona county helped deport more than 26,000 immigrants from the U.S. through a federal-local partnership program that has been roundly criticized as fraught with problems.
Jul 23, 2010
Cost prohibitive: State action on border security unlikelyAs Arizona battles with the federal government over the authority to enforce immigration law, many residents and lawmakers are challenging the state to send National Guard troops to secure the border and cover the costs of completing a border wall.
Jul 22, 2010
No ruling on S1070, judge may halt portions of law
A federal judge did not rule on whether she would prevent Arizona’s strict new illegal immigration law from going into effect, but indicated that she could issue an injunction against portions of S1070 while leaving the rest of the law intact.
Jul 22, 2010
Arguments under way over Arizona’s immigration lawA federal judge will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers for the governor, the federal government and civil rights groups over whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect in a week. You don't have credit card details available. You will be redirected to update payment method page. Click OK to continue. |
