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A news release photo of the Arizona State Courts Building, in Phoenix.

Arizona Supreme Court judge retiring

The Court’s presiding disciplinary judge William J. O’Neil will step down later this year
A Customs and Border Protection employee in 2018.

New lawsuit revisits near-fatal Border Patrol shooting in Nogales

A Tucson man who almost died at a border crossing in 2019 is suing DHS
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

In letter to DHS, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich opposes Biden's deportation moratorium

The letter follows a 14-day stay against the order issued in Texas this week
The steps outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC.

Supreme Court to hear case on pandemic aid for tribes

The confusion on if Alaska Native Corporations qualify for the aid lies with some ambiguous language in the CARES Act.
A Maricopa County voter turns in an early ballot on Oct. 26, 2020.

Judge: Arizona Senate, Maricopa County need to settle fight over election data

GOP-led senate had asked for the court to compel compliance from the county
The entrance to the Pima County Juvenile Courts.

Pima County Attorney's office goes virtual after COVID outbreak

Staff rushed to make the move over the weekend.
Bars of a jail cell.

New Pima County attorney drops cash bail, some deportations

Laura Conover took office Monday, replacing Barbara LaWall.
The headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah

Mormon church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse in Arizona

Lawsuits allege cover up of sexual abuse
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at an April 2 town hall on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ducey appoints Furuya to fill vacancy on Court of Appeals

Furuya will replace retired Judge Kenton D. Jones
Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward during an interview with Arizona 360 on Nov. 10, 2020.

Judge will not force Maricopa county to obey Republican subpoena on Arizona vote

Plaintiffs did not did not follow the appropriate procedure to enforce a legislative subpoena
The west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. From October 2011.

US Supreme Court asked to decertify Biden’s win in Arizona

Conservative lawyer challenges vote certification
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Judge dismisses suit seeking to overturn Arizona election results

Officials have said the lawsuit uses conspiracy theories to make allegations without any proof.
Educators march in downtown Tucson in 2018 calling for better teacher pay and education funding in Arizona. This year's Proposition 208 aims to make up for lagging education funding in the state by taxing the wealthy.

Invest in Ed is headed to court, again

Two legal challenges argue that Proposition 208 unconstitutionally overrules the Legislature's taxing authorities.
Ballots in Maricopa County.

Ballot count complete in Arizona, but Republicans press ahead with challenges

Despite legal and political challenges, officials have vowed to certify results by the Nov. 30 deadline.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: Halloween parties raided at UA, spending big on Prop 208, trails reopen in Santa Catalinas

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 2
President Donald Trump stands at a section of border wall on the southern border near Yuma, June 23, 2020.

SCOTUS to hear border wall and asylum seeker suits

A federal appeals court recently ruled the administration was illegally using military funds to pay for 11 segments of the wall.

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