As a Superior Court judge in Yuma County, Maria Elena Cruz couldn’t go to the grocery store without running into a ...

The majority of state constitutions shield lawmakers from arrests, lawsuits and low-level infractions like traffic tickets ...

According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR), Gunches will be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, March 19, at the Arizona State Prison Complex in ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – James D. Ford spent nearly every moment of the last 25 years in a six feet by nine feet cell on Florida’s ...

The Supreme Court declined to issue a stay of execution or take up an appeal by James Ford. He is set to die by lethal ...

The president’s executive order seeks to end the automatic grant of citizenship to children born on U.S. soil.

Maria Elena Cruz becomes the first Latina and Black justice on Arizona's Supreme Court, reflecting the state's growing ...

The Arizona Supreme Court now has seven justices after Maria Elena Cruz was sworn in on Feb. 3. She's a historical appointee, and we're learning more about her in a one-on-one interview.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s City of Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling last June allowing localities to ban outdoor camping ...

Judge Maria Elena Cruz is sworn in as Arizona's newest Supreme Court justice by Gov. Katie Hobbs on Feb. 3, 2025.

Frederico Luis Cruz was 16 years old when he murdered ... hyperbaric chamber explosion His case reopened when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that minors can't automatically be sentenced to life ...

Photo: Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz celebrates her appointment to the Supreme Court on Jan. 29, 2025. (photo credit: Cameron Arcand) Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena ...