Lawsuit in deadly Arivaca home invasion dismissed

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the FBI by a former Arivaca woman who lost her youngest daughter and husband during a May 2009 home invasion.

Ex-loan officer from Tucson pleads guilty in fraud scheme

A former Tucson loan officer pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering Monday in U.S. District Court and is facing between 18 and 24 months in federal prison.

Court rejects ACLU effort to block Arizona immigration law

PHOENIX — A federal appeals court Tuesday spurned a request by civil rights groups for a new injunction to once again block Arizona's 2010 immigration law.

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.

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.

Occupy Tucson lawsuit against city dismissed

U.S. District Court Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson has dismissed the federal lawsuit the Occupy Tucson movement filed against the City of Tucson.

Tucson man given 8 years in child-porn case

A Tucson man was sentenced Monday to 97 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possessing several child pornography photos and videos, prosecutors say.

Loughner lawyer wants notes kept from prosecutor

An attorney for Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner is asking a federal judge not to allow prosecutors to see notes on his sessions with a prison psychologist.

Drug kingpin given 22 years in Tucson case

A drug trafficking kingpin was sentenced to over 22 years in prison Monday in U.S. District Court in Tucson.

Arizona execution processes ruling to be appealed

PHOENIX - Lawyers for five Arizona death row inmates are appealing a federal judge's ruling that how the state conducts injection executions doesn't violate the inmates' rights.