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Appeals court: Arizona abortion restriction unconstitutional
PHOENIX — Calling a woman's rights “unalterably clear” a federal appeals court today struck down Arizona's nearly year-old ban on abortions at 20 weeks and beyond.
Judge throws out English learning lawsuit against Arizona
PHOENIX — Saying the state has done all it needs, a federal judge on Friday threw out a 21-year-old lawsuit over what Arizona does to ensure that all students have an opportunity to learn English.
A look at key moments in Dow history
The Dow Jones industrial average often makes headlines. But let's not forget everything else that happened as the Dow has twisted and turned Ñ from The Muppets suing Mickey Mouse to John McCain meeting Joe the Plumber.
Judge approves TUSD plan to close 11 schools
A federal judge has approved Tucson Unified School District's plan to close 11 schools.
Arizona college group files lawsuit over surcharge
PHOENIX — The Arizona Students’ Association is asking a federal judge to void a vote by the Board of Regents changing how its fees are collected, claiming it was retaliatory.
Judge orders TUSD to offer culturally relevant courses
A federal judge has ordered the Tucson Unified School District to begin offering culturally relevant courses next school year.
Brewer sued over driver’s license policy for immigrants
PHOENIX — Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under a new Obama administration policy.
Judge: AZ can enforce 'papers please' provision of SB 1070
PHOENIX — A federal judge today virtually cleared the way for Arizona to require police to start questioning people they have stopped to determine if they are in the country illegally.
N.J. mom decapitates son, 2, then commits suicide
CAMDEN, N.J. — A woman who had previously admitted blacking out from drug use decapitated her 2-year-old son and put the boy’s head in her freezer before killing herself, just five months after having regained custody of the boy from the state’s child welfare agency, authorities said Wednesday.
New effort by group to block SB 1070 provision
PHOENIX -- Civil and immigrant rights groups asked a federal judge late Tuesday to block SB 1070 from taking effect despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month siding with the state.
Former federal agent in Nogales, Ariz., sentenced to prison
A federal prosecutor likened former Homeland Security Special Agent Jovana Deas to a “mini Aldrich Ames” today in Tucson’s U.S. District Court, but a federal judge still resisted his urging that Deas get 10 years in prison.
Arizona inmate executed for brutal rape, killing
FLORENCE — An Arizona inmate was put to death Wednesday for a 1986 brutal rape and killing, in the state’s first execution allowing witnesses to watch prison officials inject a lethal drug into a prisoner.
Judge denies Tombstone water access in lawsuit
TOMBSTONE — A federal judge has denied a request by the city of Tombstone to repair its water supply system in the Coronado National Forest.
Judge sides with AZ inmates against execution drug
PHOENIX — A federal judge's decision to block the importation of a drug used in some executions in Arizona is expected to have little or no immediate impact on the state.
Court halts tree-cutting projects in Arizona, NM
FLAGSTAFF — A federal judge has halted three tree-cutting projects in Arizona and New Mexico that environmentalists contend could harm the Mexican spotted owl.
Request for Loughner videos denied by judge
A federal judge in Arizona has denied a request from lawyers for Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner that all of his competency interviews be videotaped.
Case of slain border agent's killers sealed in court
The case against the alleged killers of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry has disappeared from federal court records, apparently sealed by a federal judge.
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