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Saguaro Signal desk
The attorney general, major cases, rulings, and constitutional fights.
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A last-minute order from a federal appeals court on Friday delayed a takeover of the state prison healthcare system. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry was slated to lose control of healthcare operations on Monday. But in a new order, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to...
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The Grand Canyon State announced Friday that it intends to join Nevada’s lawsuit challenging the federal government’s most recent plan for the future of the Colorado River. The announcement comes after years of unsuccessful negotiations among the seven states that depend on Colorado River water to develop a plan to...
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Arizona has joined Nevada in suing the federal government to block cuts to the Lower Basin’s Colorado River water supply, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Friday. The post Arizona joins Nevada lawsuit to block federally imposed Colorado River cuts first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Arizona's high court fast-tracks a case that will set the limits on Clean Elections' power to second-guess certifications and claw back funds just days before ballots are cast.
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MESA – Arizona residents voiced concerns about data centers and their impact during a town hall meeting hosted by Attorney General Kris Mayes.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing OpenAI over its ChatGPT feature, saying it violates the state’s consumer fraud protections and endangers children. In a wide-ranging, 87 page lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court on Wednesday, Mayes argues that OpenAI should be forced to implement stronger...
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The Supreme Court won’t overturn penalties against attorneys for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem for a “frivolous” legal challenge to using voting machines. The post Attorneys for Lake, Finchem lose bid to avoid paying legal penalties first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday that it expects to complete its long-awaited safety review of abortion pills by mid-December and issue a report evaluating the results by March 2027. The agency disclosed the information in a court-mandated status report it submitted in the federal lawsuit...
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A long-awaited outside takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system is set to begin this month, putting a court-appointed receiver in charge of a prison system the state has spent years defending and inmates have condemned as constitutionally inadequate. The post What will the takeover of Arizona’s prison...
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There are some principles we like to think America settled a long time ago. Racial discrimination is wrong. Government should not treat people differently because of the color of their skin. And our public institutions should judge individuals based on their merit and character – not their race. Unfortunately,...
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State law allows the Arizona Department of Health Services to make changes to birth certificates if there is a court order. The post Court clears path for Arizona transgender birth certificate changes first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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In tossing the indictment into alleged “fake electors” in Arizona a judge kept open the possibility of more charges in the future. The post Those accused in ‘fake electors’ case want protection from future prosecutions first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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TEMPE – Five years after becoming the lead plaintiff in House v. NCAA, former Arizona State swimmer Grant House reflects on the lawsuit that helped reshape college athletics, the leadership lessons he learned and his continued fight for athletes’ voices and collective bargaining with the Protect College Sports Act...
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The Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to file a bar complaint against Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller, the latest development in a tumultuous year of legal disputes over everything from hiring practices to taking on federal immigration enforcement responsibilities. During a special session on...
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A court battle that began when conservative-led states sued to block protections for transgender people has ended in a rollback of protections for people with disabilities — a result disability advocates have feared for months. At the end of August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services joined the...
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Arizona corrections officials’ last-ditch attempt to delay a court-ordered takeover of the state’s unconstitutional prison healthcare system. After facing rejections from the federal trial court judge who imposed the receivership and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Arizona...
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case challenging a Trump administration policy that threatens millions of immigrants with mandatory and indefinite detention while fighting their court cases. The policy, put into place in July 2025, requires people picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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PHOENIX – Local Lego resellers are looking for continued success as a legal battle between a resale chain and a popular YouTuber unfolds.
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion...
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own. The decision will allow the Trump administration to carry out its aggressive deportation method of quickly removing immigrants to...
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WASHINGTON — The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after a temporary restraining order expires in early October. Attorneys for CNN, MS Now and Politico...
