Arizona Supreme Court rules electronic data is matter of public record
October 30, 2009
[JURIST] The Arizona Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that data embedded in electronic versions of public records is part of the public record, and thus accessible through a records request. The court ruled in favor of David Lake, a sergeant with the Phoenix police depa....... [more] 
Supreme Court opens 2009 term with oral arguments in interrogation, discovery cases
October 5, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] officially opened its 2009 term Monday, hearing oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] in two cases. In Maryland v. Shatzer [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court heard arguments on whether the Edwards v........ [more]
Supreme Court remands Arizona English language education funding case
June 25, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Thursday ruled [opinion, PDF] 5-4 in Horne v. Flores [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] and Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives v. Flores that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred in declining....... [more]
Supreme Court hears search and seizure, habeas cases
December 9, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Arizona v. Johnson, the Court heard arguments on whether the Fourth Amendment permits a police officer to search a vehicle passenger during a routine traffic stop if he....... [more]
Same-sex marriage bans approved in California, Arizona, Florida
November 5, 2008
'[JURIST] A constitutional amendment effectively banning same-sex marriage appeared to pass in California with most of the vote counted Wednesday, while voters in Arizona and Florida Tuesday approved similar measures. In California, Proposition 8, which....... [more]
Immigration ballot measures defeated in Arizona, Florida
November 5, 2008
'[JURIST] Voters in two US states with large immigrant populations on Tuesday defeated ballot measures dealing with illegal immigrants, according to unofficial results. In Arizona, an initiative would have revoked the business licenses of employers that....... [more]
Federal judge declares Arizona county jail conditions 'unconstitutional'
October 24, 2008
'[JURIST] An Arizona federal district court ruled Wednesday that conditions in Maricopa County corrections facilities violate the constitutional rights of its prisoners. US District Judge Neil Wake''s order demanded that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe....... [more]
Ninth Circuit rejects challenge to Arizona immigration law
September 18, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld as constitutional an Arizona law which revokes the business licenses of employers who hire illegal immigrants. Pro-immigration, business, and civil rights groups such as the....... [more]
Honeywell reaches $6M environmental settlement with Arizona
August 8, 2008
'[JURIST] The aerospace division of Honeywell International has agreed to pay$5 million in fines and$1 million for a cleanup project for environmental violations at its Phoenix, Arizona facility, according to a Thursday release from Arizona officials........ [more]
Arizona court rules illegal immigrants can be prosecuted under anti-smuggling law
July 25, 2008
'[JURIST] The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a 2005 state law aimed at prosecuting smugglers hired to ferry illegal immigrants across the border into the US can also be used to prosecute the illegal immigrants. The judge rejected arguments....... [more]
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