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FILE - A group claiming to be from India walk past open border wall storm gates after crossing through the border fence in the Tucson Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border, Aug. 29, 2023, in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument near Lukeville, Ariz. The American Civil Liberties Union is dropping its bid to block enforcement of a new law that lets state and local police arrest some border crossers.
ACLU drops bid to block enforcement of Arizona border crossing law
PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union is dropping its bid to block enforcement of a new law that lets state and local police arrest some border crossers. Attorney John Mitchell said his … more
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An elections worker transports a tray of ballots in the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Nov. 5, 2024. A Maricopa County judge ruled the description of Proposition 144 by Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes was legal.
Judge rejects claims Secretary of State tried to mislead voters in Prop 144 language
PHOENIX — A judge has rejected claims by a conservative legal group that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes of trying to mislead voters and get them to reject a Republican-crafted ballot measure that … more
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FILE - A man enters the Arizona Supreme Court building, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Lawyers for sexual abuse victims ask Arizona Supreme Court to revisit confessions ruling
PHOENIX — The attorneys for two girls molested for years by their father are making a last-ditch — and perhaps insurmountable — effort to convince the justices of the Arizona Supreme Court they … more
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Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acted illegally in using the word “vouchers” for the program that gives tax dollars to parents to send their children to private and parochial schools, a judge concluded.
Judge rules state Secretary of State acted illegally in using 'voucher' in Prop 212 description
PHOENIX — Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acted illegally in using the word “vouchers” for the program that gives tax dollars to parents to send their children to private and parochial … more
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes
'Fake electors' cases brought by Arizona attorney general dropped — for now
PHOENIX —The people accused of being “fake electors” and their allies are officially off the legal hook — but only for now. In a new order, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers … more
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The dog toy “Bad Spaniels No. 2” on the right is not to be confused with the Jack Daniel’s No. 7 bottles, according to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling this week.
Appeals Court allows dog toy sales to resume in fight against Jack Daniel's
But it took a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to conclude no one is going to confuse a squeaky plastic dog toy with a “Bad Spaniels” label with the whiskey marketed by Jack Daniel’s. … more
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A spokesman for House Speaker Steve Montenegro, shown above, said lawyers for the Legislative Council are “reviewing the ruling” that the Council has to recraft the explainer for Proposition 212 without misleading language.
Judge orders Republican lawmakers to recraft voucher explainer for Prop 212
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers crafted an explanation of a measure to make major reforms in the voucher system in a way that is illegally designed to convince people to vote against it, a trial … more
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Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs arrives at the podium to give her State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the Capitol with Speaker of the House Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, left, and Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, flanking the governor Jan. 12, 2026 in Phoenix. Petersen and Montenegro, represented by Attorney Thomas Basile, are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to put a measure with a “poison pill” to kill reform of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program back on the November ballot after it was removed by a trial judge. (Associated Press/Ross D. Frranklin)
Arizona school voucher supporters seek to get ‘poison pill’ measure back on the ballot
PHOENIX — Voucher supporters are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to put a measure with a “poison pill” to kill reform of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program back on the November ballot … more
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Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes was ordered by a judge to redo a ballot description for a measure that would allow military families to bank school voucher funds to help pay for college.
Judge calls for Arizona secretary of state to redo ballot language on one voucher proposal
PHOENIX — Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acted illegally in telling voters that if they approve Proposition 145 they also will be killing Proposition 212 and its voucher reforms, whether they … more
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Linda Holman Bentley, right, of the League of Women Voters, helps to organize others in getting voter registration forms ready at Phoenix College on National Voter Registration Day Sept. 24, 2019 in Phoenix. A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for the state to enforce a 2022 law that challengers argued could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote.
Federal appeals court allows Arizona to enforce 2022 voter registration law
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for the state to enforce a 2022 law that challengers argued could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote. … more
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Angela Harrolle Mohan, the lieutenant governor candidate for the No Labels Party, along with party gubernatorial hopeful Teri Ann Hourihan.
No Labels gubernatorial candidate Hourihan tabs Mohan as running mate
PHOENIX — No Labels gubernatorial candidate Teri Ann Hourihan has selected a real estate broker and a health and wellness coach to be her running mate. Angela Harrolle Mohan, registered as a … more
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Election workers sort early ballots for signature verification prior to tabulation inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Phoenix. Tempe councilman Randy Keating is opposed to one section of Proposition 144 that would require everyone to provide identification before casting a ballot, even those who vote by mail. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Tempe councilman makes last-ditch effort to strike down Prop 144
PHOENIX — A Tempe city councilman is making a last-ditch effort to keep a measure seeking to make multiple changes in state election laws off the ballot. Randy Keating is telling the Arizona … more
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