By Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press

As defiant as ever, get-tough Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces a federal court showdown over charges that deputies on his trademark immigration patrols racially profiled Latinos …

By Associated Press, FOXNews.com

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill to cut off Planned Parenthood’s access to taxpayer money funneled through the state for non-abortion services.

Arizona already bars use of public money for abortions …

By Michael Winter, USA TODAY

An Arizona border militia founder opened fire today inside a home in Gilbert, near Phoenix, killing three adults and a toddler before taking his own life, police say.

Sources identify the gunman as Jason “J.T.” Ready, …

By Jim Gold, msnbc.com

Arizona lawmakers appear close to sending to Gov. Jan Brewer a tea party-backed bill that proponents say would stop a United Nations takeover conspiracy but that critics claim could end state and cities’ pollution-fighting efforts and even …

By Tim Gaynor

(Reuters) – A few hundred protesters, some toting placards reading “no to racial profiling,” marched through downtown Phoenix on Wednesday to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to block Arizona’s two-year-old crackdown on illegal immigrants.

“My message to the …

By Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post

Senate Democrats are making plans to force a floor vote on legislation that would invalidate Arizona’s controversial immigration statute if the Supreme Court upholds the law this summer.Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) …

BY HOWARD FISCHER – CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES

PHOENIX — When Paul Clement walks into the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, he’s going to try to convince at least five justices that Arizona has an inherent right to enforce federal immigration …

By Tim Gaynor

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled Arizona may require voters to show identification at the polls, a ruling likely to add fuel to the fiery debate about voting rights in a presidential election year.

But …

From FOXNews.com – Associated Press

PHOENIX – Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday signed legislation making Arizona the latest state that generally bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The Republican-sponsored legislation also institutes new disclosure mandates that include requiring the state have …

By Sari Horwitz, Washington Post

The standoff between the federal government and a high-profile Arizona sheriff accused of discriminating against Hispanics escalated Tuesday when settlement negotiations fell through and the Justice Department threatened to sue the sheriff.

Justice officials have …