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Feud between 2 GOP officials clouds English leaner issue
Key Points: State schools chief Tom Horne seeks recusal of Justice Bill Mongomery Current case involves legal method for teaching English Both officials faced off in 2010 over an alleged […]
Transgender sports ban in limbo as US Supreme Court ends its term
Key Points: U.S. Supreme Court ended its term before a decision on transgender sports law Arizona’s law bans transgender woman from participating in girl’s sports It is unclear when, or […]
US Supreme Court ruling could impact Planned Parenthood in Arizona
Key Points: Supreme Court ruling revives debate over Arizona abortion law Planned Parenthood funding tied to broader abortion fight Legal challenge needed to lift enforcement injunction A new ruling on […]
Feds drop Biden administration challenge of Arizona election law
The Trump administration is dropping its 2022 challenge to an Arizona law designed to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal races. That doesn’t mean, however, that the state […]
Attorneys in 2022 GOP election fraud case to pay $122,000 for “frivolous” legal challenge
Attorneys for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem are on the hook for $122,000 in legal fees for Maricopa County for filing what a federal appeals court called a “frivolous” challenge […]
AZ’s new election law tightens time to meet federal deadlines
It was fought in the Supreme Court this weekend as a legal dispute over whether voters were being denied the right to fix their signatures on ballots. Lost in the […]
Justices fend off removal, voters keep power over the bench
Voters kept two state Supreme Court justices on the bench and roundly rejected a measure poised to walk back the results of the 2024 retention election and limit when and […]
State wants $11M from online auto parts retailer
After the Arizona Department of Revenue slapped an online auto parts retailer with $11 million in retroactive sales taxes, the company is asking the state Supreme Court to take up […]
Territorial abortion ban likely dead
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to delay enforcement of its decision upholding the 1864 abortion ban until Sept. 23, virtually guaranteeing its ruling will never take effect in the state.
Senate should retain Arizona’s pro-life law. Here’s why.
Sometimes new isn’t better. That’s true here. While critics continue to smear Arizona’s pro-life law as a musty artifact, let’s remember they can only publish their half-truths and misimpressions thanks to another old law ratified in 1791—the First Amendment.
Supreme Court judge switches course, says he won’t take part in hearing on abortion laws after all
Reversing course, Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said Thursday he won't be participating in the Dec. 12 hearing on abortion laws or deciding the outcome of a legal fight on whether virtually all abortions in Arizona are illegal.
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
Tent encampments have long been a fixture of West Coast cities, but are now spreading across the U.S. The federal count of homeless people reached 580,000 last year, driven by lack of affordable housing, a pandemic that economically wrecked households, and lack of access to mental health and addiction treatment.
