House Speaker Jim Weiers has obligated Arizona to pay a noted Washington attorney $910 an hour even though he has yet to get approval for that from the state.

An initiative to restrict Mesa’s ability to seize private property won’t hold up under state law, according to a written opinion Friday by City Attorney Debbie Spinner.

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad plan to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to stop next week's execution.

July 25, 2004

With the Scottsdale City Council launching its search for a new chief attorney this week, several members are airing complaints about the legal office, describing it as poorly managed, at times secretive and slow to provide information.

With the Scottsdale City Council launching its search for a new chief attorney this week, several members are airing complaints about the legal office, describing it as poorly managed, at times secretive and slow to provide information.

August 16, 2004

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fans of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers Monday as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges.

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has spent about $2.5 million in public money on public service advertisements, most of which he’s been in, since taking office three years ago.

An attorney for the state said Friday he hopes to kill the challenge to the recall of Russell Pearce without ever having to fight over the validity of individual signatures.

An attorney for the state said Friday he hopes to kill the challenge to the recall of Russell Pearce without ever having to fight over the validity of individual signatures.

An attorney for the state said Friday he hopes to kill the challenge to the recall of Russell Pearce without ever having to fight over the validity of individual signatures.

The organization that regulates lawyer conduct is making another bid to spell out clearly the obligation of attorneys not to discriminate.

The Arizona Treasurer has called for an independent investigation to decide if $1.1 million in payments to the attorney general’s office last year was legal.

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - More than two dozen attorneys general concerned about business software maker Oracle Corp.'s $7.5 billion hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. have agreed to cooperate in a review of the proposed deal's impact on competition.

An attorney for parents of English learners wants a federal judge to resume imposing stiff fines on the state for failing to properly fund instruction programs.

Methamphetamines are the "biggest illegal drug menace in America," according to a group of attorneys general and drug experts who convened Thursday in Scottsdale for the 2005 Methamphetamine Summit.

February 25, 2005

Methamphetamines are the "biggest illegal drug menace in America," according to a group of attorneys general and drug experts who convened Thursday in Scottsdale for the 2005 Methamphetamine Summit.

The attorney representing parents in the state English learner lawsuit asked a federal judge Friday to rule the $40.6 million lawmakers appropriated last month is not enough.

Attorney General Terry Goddard improperly used legal tactics in an effort to hinder a criminal investigation in his office, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas contends in a lawsuit filed Monday.

PHOENIX - A Phoenix man who impersonated a divorce lawyer has been convicted of 23 counts of theft and one count of fraud.