After publicly renouncing torture as a tool against terror, it turns out the Bush administration secretly reserved the right to do so.

Day 3 of a 3-Part Series

An American Indian lawmaker wants to regulate who can engage in traditional practices off the reservation for profit.

The personnel files for thousands of city employees sit in a locked cabinet inside the Mesa Personnel Department — each of them marked up with black ink and thick white tape.

The personnel files for thousands of city employees sit in a locked cabinet inside the Mesa Personnel Department — each of them marked up with black ink and thick white tape.

YP Corp., a Mesa-based provider of Internet yellow pages, announced a settlement Friday with 34 state attorneys general related to its controversial marketing practices.

For 30 years, East Valley resident Wayne Johnson has counseled troubled teenagers, parents adopting special-needs children and hundreds of adults who have experienced psychological trauma.

The man who shot a student in the back of the head in a drug rip-off outside of Tucson 31 years ago is not going to be allowed to practice law in Arizona.

A nonprofit lawyers’ group has sent a letter to the Scottsdale mayor and City Council claiming the proposed change in Scottsdale's massage laws violates the Arizona and U.S. constitutions.

In the 1970s, when Kevin Gover first became involved in Indian law, it was considered an “archaic, weird subject,” he said.

A 38-year-old Gilbert man shot and killed a longtime friend as the two practiced quick-draw techniques at a Prescott motel they stayed at while attending a five-day gun safety class.

A 38-year-old Gilbert man shot and killed a longtime friend as the two practiced quick-draw techniques at a Prescott motel they stayed at while attending a five-day gun safety class.

Gun rights

U.S. Attorney for Arizona Paul Charlton announced Tuesday he will leave his post for a job at a private Phoenix law firm.

When a Tempe panel chaired by Councilman Dennis Cahill began in May to find ways to keep peace in areas beset by rowdy late-night parties in rented houses, we asked the city to avoid its usual practice of pre-emptive regulation.

Job: Attorney, with current firm for 1 ½ years; practicing law for nine years

An Arizona law on interstate shipment of wine is going to be challenged in court shortly after it takes effect Thursday. James Tanford, an attorney for some Arizona wine lovers and an out-of-state winery, acknowledged that legislators recrafted the old law after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found it and similar laws elsewhere unconstitutional.

An Arizona law on interstate shipment of wine is going to be challenged in court shortly after it takes effect Thursday. James Tanford, an attorney for some Arizona wine lovers and an out-of-state winery, acknowledged that legislators recrafted the old law after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found it and similar laws elsewhere unconstitutional.

Steve Ball in his letter to the editor ("You want good intentions or positive results?" Aug. 24) blames the Community Reinvestment Act for the collapse of our economy. This is a common lament among Republicans/tea party members and clearly illustrates their lack of knowledge about what happened.

Arizona legislators are continuing their efforts to strengthen the defense of property owners against local governments wanting to seize land through eminent domain.

Arizona soon will have a new tool to crack down on prescription drug abusers who move from doctor to doctor asking for pain killers.

Arizona teens under 18 years old could face new restrictions on their driving. The new chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee said Monday he wants additional limits placed on teens with Class G driver’s licenses — those issued to drivers under 18 who have passed the state driving test.

A more restrictive national bankruptcy law that goes into effect Monday will make it harder for some consumers to erase their debts under Chapter 7.