Teeth sought for campaign-finance law

PHOENIX - Saying the law needs some teeth, a Senate panel voted 6-1 Tuesday to make the kind of campaign finance violation Attorney General Tom Horne is accused of a crime, punishable by time in state prison.

Maricopa County seeks swift ruling on marijuana law

PHOENIX - Hoping for a speedy conclusion, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery on Friday asked the Arizona Supreme Court to immediately hear his challenge to the state medical marijuana law.

Judge refuses to delay pot-dispensary papers

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery's arguments to delay paperwork on a pot dispensary were rejected during a court hearing.

Judge refuses to delay pot-dispensary papers

PHOENIX - A judge on Thursday rebuffed efforts by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to further delay the paperwork necessary for opening a marijuana dispensary.

Court halts probe of redistricting commission

PHOENIX - The state Court of Appeals blocked prosecutors Tuesday from further inquiries into whether the Independent Redistricting Commission broke the law in how it hired a consultant.

Medical-marijuana law is legal, Arizona judge rules

PHOENIX - Arizona's 2-year-old medical marijuana law is legal and is not preempted by federal law, a trial judge ruled Tuesday.

Sentencing stiffened for Arizona murderers

People who commit premeditated, first-degree murder will no longer be eligible for parole under a law that took effect Aug. 2. They can only be sentenced to death or natural life. Judges no longer have the option of imposing a 25-year-to-life sentence.

State asks 9th Circuit to uphold abortion curb as constitutional

PHOENIX - A federal court should uphold Arizona's ban on abortions beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy because there is no constitutional right to abortions on demand, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is arguing.

Probe: Horne coordinated campaign plan illegally

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Probe: Horne coordinated campaign plan illegally

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery explains the civil charges being brought against Attorney General Tom Horne and Kathleen Winn in Phoenix.

Probe: Horne coordinated campaign plan illegally

PHOENIX - Attorney General Tom Horne and the head of a supposedly independent committee, whom he subsequently put on the state payroll, violated election finance law in Horne's successful 2010 bid for state attorney general, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery charged Monday.

ACLU asks judge to tell Horne he can't block pot dispensaries

PHOENIX - The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to rebuff efforts by Attorney General Tom Horne to block state licensing of medical marijuana dispensaries.

Mother of missing Glendale girl charged with murder

PHOENIX — The mother of an Arizona girl missing for nearly a year was re-arrested in the case Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse.

Horne seeks halt to licensing of pot dispensaries

PHOENIX - The state's top prosecutor asked a judge Thursday to void a key provision in Arizona's 2-year-old medical marijuana law.

Horne goes to court to stop Arizona’s marijuana dispensaries

PHOENIX — The state’s top prosecutor asked a judge this morning to void a key provision in the state’s two-year-old medical marijuana law.

AZ abortion curb on hold for now with cryptic order from 9th Circuit

PHOENIX - Arizona's ban on abortions at 20 weeks has been put on hold.

Maricopa County Attorney Montgomery says states have the right to ban abortions

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are entitled to ban abortions at 20 weeks — or even from the point of conception — Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said today.

Abortion-suit defendants at odds

PHOENIX - Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is trying to silence his Pima County counterpart in the legal fight over a new restriction on abortion.

Ruling voids Ariz. law on sampling juveniles' DNA

Analyzing the DNA samples of juveniles who have not been found guilty of any crime is an unconstitutional warrantless search, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

No criminal charges in Arizona Fiesta Bowl probe

PHOENIX — More than two dozen Arizona politicians who received free game tickets or trips from the Fiesta Bowl will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday.