Tribal leaders Thursday pushed for greater input on government decisions over “fracking" and stressed the importance of eliminating red tape from energy resources programs on Indian lands. Read more»

A federal appeals court said Monday that an Arizona man cannot sue a medical device manufacturer under state law for injuries from a pain pump he said left him paraplegic. Read more»

Federal officials announced a $1 billion settlement Wednesday of claims filed by 41 tribes, including five from Arizona, who said the government had long mismanaged their trust lands. Read more»

Arizona’s senators urged tribal leaders Thursday to move quickly on a proposed settlement of water-rights claims so they can push the bill through Congress before this session ends. Read more»

Federal immigration officials arrested 64 criminals in Arizona, including six in Tucson, as part of a nationwide, six-day sweep that netted more than 3,100 people in the country illegally. Read more»

House Judiciary subcommittee members grilled ICE officials Wednesday on new detention standards they said read “more like a hospitality guideline for illegal immigrants.” Read more»

Rosemary Marquez’s nomination to a judgeship on the backlogged U.S. District Court for Arizona has languished nine months without a hearing, even as other nominees have breezed to confirmation. Read more»

Federal courts in Arizona are still in “dire circumstances” as an emergency declaration that was supposed to help judges keep pace with a crushing caseload is set to expire. Read more»

A federal appeals court upheld a multimillion-dollar award Monday to Skydive Arizona Inc. for false advertising, trademark infringement and cybersquatting by another company, Skyride. Read more» 4

A federal court Monday rejected a string of appeals from Jared Lee Loughner and said he could continue to be medicated in an effort to restore him to mental competency. Read more» 2

The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz’s nomination to a federal appeals court Thursday.. Read more»

Tribal officials told a House committee Wednesday that federal regulation of energy projects on Indian lands is a “major bottleneck” that is stifling their economies and needs to be changed. Read more»

A federal appeals court Tuesday criticized the U.S. attorney’s office in Arizona for failing to “acknowledge and take responsibility” for the courtroom behavior of a federal prosecutor the court had chided last month. Read more»

A federal appeals court has taken what some attorneys called the unprecedented step of demanding to know if the government plans to prosecute seven illegal immigrants who have no other criminal record. Read more»

House members accused Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday of stonewalling their probe of Operation Fast and Furious, and threatened him with contempt unless the Justice Department hands over thousands more documents. Read more» 1