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Arizona Supreme Court justices hear arguments whether …

12/12/2023
PHOENIX — Justices of the Arizona Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with the question of whether lawmakers who approved allowing abortions through the first 15 weeks of pregnancy in 2022 actually intended to outlaw the procedure entirely if they ever were allowed.

State Supreme Court to hear abortion case Tuesday

12/11/2023
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday about whether Arizona women will lose virtually all their rights to terminate a pregnancy.

Arizona Appeals Court allows doctors to challenge …

10/30/2023
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court gave the go-ahead Monday for Arizona doctors to challenge a state law banning abortions sought because of fetal genetic defects.

Top Republican lawmakers say doctors have no right to …

9/1/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona’s top two Republican lawmakers say doctors have no legal right to challenge a 2021 ban the GOP-controlled Legislature enacted on abortions due to fetal abnormalities because they aren’t saying they intend to violate it.

Arizona Supreme Court to consider abortion law

8/23/2023
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court decided Wednesday it will consider whether Arizona law actually prohibits virtually all abortions.

Hobbs tells county attorneys she has legal ground in …

7/7/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs told 12 county attorneys late Friday she is on legally solid ground in rejecting their request that she rescind her executive order stripping them of their authority to prosecute abortion cases.

‘Stand your ground’ laws come under scrutiny in …

4/25/2023
Recent shootings of two people who arrived at a wrong address and were shot has sparked conversation nationwide and in Arizona as to what is permitted under the “stand your ground” statue.

Yavapai County Attorney wants to enforce …

4/1/2023
PHOENIX — Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane wants to intervene in the state Supreme Court battle over abortion laws because he wants to start enforcing a territorial-era law that outlaws virtually all abortions.

Anti-abortion law firm asks Arizona Supreme Court to …

3/2/2023
PHOENIX — An anti-abortion law firm is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling and once again make virtually all abortions illegal in Arizona.

FDA urges judge to quash Scottsdale group's bid to …

1/28/2023
PHOENIX — The Food and Drug Administration is urging a federal judge to quash a bid by a Scottsdale-based law firm to block public access to a popular method of terminating a pregnancy used in nearly half the cases of abortion in Arizona.

Valley police advocate for treating some repeat …

12/6/2022
Arresting and rearresting the same suspects over and over just isn’t working in Glendale or many other Valley cities.