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San Carlos Apache asks U.S. Supreme Court to take Oak Flat case

The tribe is appealing the ruling of the Arizona Supreme Court.

AZ Supreme Court justice to retire

Robert Brutinel announced he will step down at the end of October.

Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot

The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot.

Man facing 292 years in prison walks free

Atdom Patsalis received one of the longest sentences for non-violent property crimes in Arizona history.

AZ Senator Wadsack pleads not guilty, calls charges politically motivated

Wadsack faces court for excessive speeding, claims political persecution.

Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court

Meadows faces charges in Arizona and Georgia in what authorities allege was an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in Trump’s favor.

Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

The repeal comes as voters consider a ballot measure that would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution.

Federal judge denies tribal nations’ bid to join Grand Canyon Nation Monument lawsuit

A judge denied Arizona Tribal Nations’ request to intervene in a lawsuit over the Grand Canyon National Monument, stating their interests are represented by the U.S. government.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments on AZ's contested election laws

The laws in question would require proof of citizenship for state voter registrants and restrict Arizona voters who registered with a federal-only election form from voting for president.

Pima County Sheriff’s Department stops posting mugshots online

Pima County joins several other Arizona Sheriff’s Departments that have stopped the practice.

Three-judge panel knocks ban on transgender girls in school sports

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision to block the state from enforcing a law banning transgender students from school sports.

Prosecutors in Arizona's fake electors case dispute defendants' allegations of a political motive

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen is considering requests from at least a dozen of 18 people indicted in April to dismiss charges of fraud, conspiracy and forgery.

Man charged with making online threats to kill election officials in Colorado and Arizona

The case is brought as part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which began in June 2021.

Rudy Giuliani did nothing illegal in Arizona's fake elector case, his lawyer says

While not a fake elector in Arizona, the indictment alleged Giuliani pressured Maricopa County officials and state legislators to change the outcome of Arizona’s results.

Kroger and Albertsons head to court to defend merger plan against US regulators' objections

The two companies proposed what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history in October 2022.

Judge to hear arguments over whether to dismiss Arizona's fake elector case

At least a dozen defendants are seeking a dismissal under an Arizona law that bars using baseless legal actions in a bid to silence critics.

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