Courts

The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and returns abortion lawmaking to state legislatures.

Arizona attorneys Larry Hammond and Andrew Hurwitz clerked in U.S. Supreme Court when Roe v Wade was ruled. Arizona lawyers and justices have played a huge role in shaping abortion law.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said it found a “disturbing pattern” of overcharging by April Sponsel, the lead prosecutor on the “ACAB gang” charges levied against protesters.

For so many Arizonans, his vermillion billboards, bus shelters, buses, and trains are a hallmark of the daily commute to work. The prevalent advertisements echo a common instruction: “Call Rafi!”

Barry Jones, who has strong exonerating evidence in his case, is headed back to death row, just as the state of Arizona restarts executions.

Rachel Mitchell presented herself, initially, as a reasonable, no-nonsense conservative. It took only a few weeks for her to begin railing about George Soros, a bogeyman for the tough-on-crime right.

Goldwater Institute attorneys allege the city sidestepped state law when it got in bed with the Chicago-based Hubbard Street Group, gifting it a hefty handout of taxpayer dollars in the form of a $7.9 million tax break to spur local development.

Oh, how the tables have turned for Charles Ryan.

“All I wanted more than anything was for her to have good health,” said Thomas Galvin, a member of the county board of supervisors.

Some in the Arizona GOP are not taking the news well.

If one of the Republican candidates is appointed to the office, it likely will give them a leg up in the race.

Julie Gunnigle, an outsider Democrat, will take on one of three Republicans – Rachel Mitchell, Anni Foster, or Gina Godbehere – all longtime bureaucrats at MCAO or the state.

Ashford University left its students impoverished and unemployable. Did the University of Arizona swoop in to save the day or bail out the fraudsters?

Republicans brought Rachel Mitchell to Washington to question Christine Blasey Ford in 2018. Now, Mitchell is running to be Maricopa County’s top prosecutor.

Throughout Adel’s tenure, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has been plagued by scandals

Arpaio drew resounding cheers at Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist conference for saying he had bought a gun to “shoot people who come across the border.”

A new lawsuit is challenging Arizona leaders as they prepare to execute death row inmates with the same gas that killed more than one million Jewish people in Auschwitz.

They called it the biggest FBI investigation in history. As it unfolds, a 63-year-old Phoenix man is accused of masterminding the event that will live in infamy.

Baked Alaska tried to skip town. But he’s stuck in the East Valley for now.

Fountain Hills resident and America’s Toughest Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a character witness in a $1 million theft lawsuit against his friend, who worked for a rare coin dealer.

The students argue that their religious freedoms are being trampled.

Internal strife among allies of Steve Bannon and the exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui centers on a bizarre network of Arizona companies.