Atwood's attorneys want a new sentencing hearing

A California man on death row nearly 26 years for kidnapping and murdering 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson will be back in court today.

Arizona asks Supreme Court to allow execution of Bisbee man’s killer

Arizona is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to execute a 70-year-old death-row inmate for killing a Bisbee man more than three decades ago.

Execution blocked for Bisbee man’s killer

PHOENIX — Arizona prosecutors will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court’s order blocking the scheduled execution of a death-row inmate for a killing that occurred nearly 35 years ago.

Court lets Ariz. partner benefits stand - for now

PHOENIX - Arizona will have to continue providing benefits to the domestic partners of its gay state and university employees, at least for the time being.

Arizona executes inmate who killed teen girls in Cochise County

FLORENCE — Arizona inmate Richard Dale Stokley was executed this morning for killing two teen girls in 1991.

AZ seeks high-court hearing on benefits

PHOENIX - The U.S. Supreme Court could decide this week whether to let Arizona argue that it has the right to deny benefits to the domestic partners of its gay workers.

Court rejects Arizona death row inmate’s appeal

PHOENIX — An Arizona death row inmate convicted of murdering two teen-age girls in Cochise County two decades ago is a step closer to being executed.

Voter ID appeal headed for high court

PHOENIX - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider how far Arizona - and other states - can go in requiring voters to prove citizenship when registering.

Supreme Court to review voter ID law in Arizona, other states

PHOENIX — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this morning to consider how far Arizona — and other states — can go in requiring voters to prove citizenship when registering.

Justices question length of delays for competency in Ariz. death case

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices quizzed both sides in an Arizona case over how long a death penalty appeal can reasonably be delayed if a defendant is not mentally competent to assist in his defense.

Desde Tucsón: El gran día de una latina en la Corte

Leticia Márquez, defensora pública federal en el Distrito de Arizona.

Desde Tucsón: El gran día de una latina en la Corte

Leticia Márquez, una defensora pública federal, estaba nerviosa la semana pasada mientras se preparaba para un caso que presentaría frente a la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos.

Arizona's 'papers please' provision now in effect

U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton dissolved the injunction she issued more than two years ago blocking the state from enforcing key provisions of the 2010 immigration law.

Blog: Public meetings about the future of Medicaid in Arizona

Statewide public meetings about Arizona's Medicaid program begin today — Wednesday, Sept. 5.

Effort to block 'papers please' leaves US judge unconvinced

PHOENIX - A federal judge on Tuesday questioned a bid by a civil-rights lawyer who wants a new order blocking the state from enforcing the most controversial provision of SB 1070.

Arizona’s “papers please” provision now in effect

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton

Judge questions whether she can block SB 1070 provision

PHOENIX — A federal judge questioned this morning whether she has the right to once again block the state from enforcing the most controversial provision of its 2010 law aimed at illegal immigrants.

Judge to hear arguments over Arizona immigration law

PHOENIX — A judge will hear arguments this morning over a request by opponents of Arizona’s immigration law that would thwart a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the statute’s most contentious section.

11 states back Arizona on gay-partner benefits

PHOENIX - Two organizations that promote "family values" and 11 other states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let Arizona deny health care and other benefits to the domestic partners of its gay employees.