Dan Thomasson: In the midst of the ongoing debate in Congress over the shield law, the White House reportedly has sent lawmakers a proposal that does more to protect governmental rights than reportorial ones. 

Reaction by advocacy groups, elected officials and others to the U.S. Department of Justice's filing of a lawsuit challenging Arizona's immigration enforcement law:

State lawmakers have given final approval to legislation designed to let Arizonans buy, sell and manufacture guns and bullets while thumbing their nose at the federal government.

Soaring sandstone cliffs in northern Arizona, land along the San Pedro River and saguaro- and ironwood-studded expanses gained additional protection Monday under legislation signed by President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON - Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer.

American Indian tribes need additional federal funding to improve their law enforcement efforts across the state and country, tribal leaders told two U.S. senators during a special field hearing of the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Monday.

A federal judge is raising some last-minute questions about Arizona’s new employer sanctions law that could provide the grounds for him to declare it unconstitutional.

Cooler, wiser heads have prevailed in a dispute between a transgendered woman and a Scottsdale nightclub that had been partially responsible for the start of welcome discussion about civil rights in Scottsdale for gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered persons.

Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., has to make a choice. Will he stand up for the principle that journalists should be at arms’ length from police authorities and the courts to provide independent news accounts, a principle that Arizona law strongly supports?

Civil rights advocates sued the state of Arizona in federal court Tuesday, claiming the state's Legal Arizona Worker Act violates the U.S. Constitution and threatens the success of Arizona businesses.

Pinal County Sheriff Chris Vasquez has asked federal officials to start training his staff on the finer points of immigration law, helping deputies determine who should and shouldn’t be in the United States.

A federal law that restricts Southwest Airlines from flying between Love Field in Dallas and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport should be repealed or changed because it will open up the markets to better fares and allow the airline to continue growing in the Valley, Southwest co-founder Herb Kelleher said Monday.

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Claiming the measures target minorities, some groups are threatening to sue if lawmakers adopt new restrictions on early voting and who can take someone else's ballot to the polls.

Fearing new federal laws and regulations, a state legislator wants to provide legal cover for Arizonans who do not want to obey them -- and penalties for federal officials who try to enforce them.

The state has picked up a new, powerful foe in its bid to deny any public funds to Planned Parenthood for family planning services: the United States government.

A federal judge on Monday upheld the validity of an Arizona law designed to sharply limit abortions beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Voters could get the right to overrule federal laws and mandates under the terms of an initiative filed late Thursday.

Voters could get the right to overrule federal laws and mandates under the terms of an initiative filed late Thursday.

A federal judge has set the stage for a new challenge to Arizona’s immigration law if the U.S. Supreme Court rejects the one it has before it now.

A Phoenix business owner launched an initiative drive Monday designed to let Arizona voters override federal laws.

A Senate panel voted Thursday to fire a warning shot of sorts over the heads of federal law enforcement agencies: Don’t come around here unless you get local OK.