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Oct 25, 2020

Judge in Backpage case refuses to disqualify herself over marriage to AG

The federal judge hearing criminal charges against former executives of Backpage.com is refusing to step aside from the case, saying her marriage to state Attorney General Mark Brnovich is irrelevant to the matter.

Oct 6, 2020

Judge gives voters extra time to register

Arizonans will be given another 2 1/2 weeks to sign up to vote in the upcoming election.

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Oct 1, 2020

Groups ask court to extend voter registration deadline

Saying the pandemic interfered with the process, two groups want more time to sign up voters for this election.

Sep 26, 2020

Arizona election deadline legal, judge rules

A federal judge won't give reservation residents more time to submit their early ballots and ensure they will be counted.

Sep 23, 2020

Judge skeptical law racially discriminates against Native American voters

The fate of a voting rights lawsuit could depend on whether a federal judge believes current practices discriminate against Native Americans or just people who live in rural areas. Bret... […]

Sep 21, 2020

Environmental group alleges cattle trashing river

Environmental groups have filed suit to remove most of the cattle off of 143 miles of the Verde River watershed.

Sep 16, 2020

GOP takes another bite at early ballot lawsuit losses

The Trump re-election committee is making a last-ditch effort to keep a new deadline for people to sign their mail-in ballots from taking effect this year.

Aug 26, 2020

Group sues, alleges slow mail disenfranchises rural, tribal voters

A disparity in mail deliveries is at the heart of a federal voting rights complaint filed August 26 by Native American voting rights organization Four Directions that alleges that voters on the Navajo Nation don’t have the same access to the ballot as non-Native voters in other parts of Arizona.

Jul 24, 2020

Lawsuit seeks education reform at Native American schools

FLAGSTAFF — A lawsuit that accuses the federal government of failing to adequately provide for students on a small, isolated reservation in Arizona is set to go to trial in... […]

Jun 21, 2020

Groups settle lawsuit over ballot counting

In a deal reached Thursday, two groups who challenged the law will not pursue their claim that it is unconstitutional to refuse to count ballots that have not arrived in the mail by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Jan 6, 2020

Court ruling ends suit to challenge 2016 law on Israel

A federal appeals court on Monday quashed an injunction that kept Arizona from enforcing a law designed to use the state's economic power to keep firms from boycotting Israel and companies that operate there.

Nov 11, 2019

Judge orders state prisons to revamp censorship policy

State prison officials have been ordered to revise their policy of what inmates can see and read.

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