Arizona

Novel New Indictment Hits Loughner with 49 Counts, Including Murder Charge re Chief Judge Roll

A federal grand jury in Arizona has issued a sweeping new superseding indictment against suspect Jared Lee Loughner, who is accused in a January supermarket parking lot shooting rampage in Tucson. It left six dead, including Chief U.S. District Judge John Roll, and more than a dozen injured, including U.S.…

Mar 4, 2011 8:00 PM CST

Two New Mug Shots of Accused Arizona Shooter Released Over Objections of His Lawyer, Government

Two new mug shots of Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of the Arizona shootings that left six dead and injured 13 others in January, were released Tuesday. In a hearing on Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns refused to seal Loughner’s photographs, prompting the U.S. Marshals Service to…

Feb 25, 2011 10:46 PM CST

Ethics Opinion Says Lawyers Can Assist Medical Marijuana Providers, But Adds Some Caveats

An Arizona ethics opinion says lawyers can help clients set up medical marijuana businesses, despite federal laws that bar possession and sale of pot. The opinion by a State Bar of Arizona professional conduct committee says lawyers can provide advice on the state’s medical marijuana law and help would-be dispensaries…

Feb 25, 2011 1:18 PM CST

Federal Courthouse to be Named After Slain Arizona Judge

Slain federal Judge John M. Roll will have a new federal courthouse named after him in Yuma, Ariz. President Barack Obama signed the bill naming a federal courthouse after Roll on Thursday, CNN reports. The bill was introduced by Arizona senators John McCain and Jon Kyl.The courthouse pays tribute to…

Feb 17, 2011 11:28 PM CST

Dutch Law Firm Uses Video Game to Evaluate Law Graduates’ Talent

“The Game,” which picked up an award in the Best Use of Technology to Support Marketing Efforts category at the recent 2011 Hubbard One Excellence in Legal Marketing Awards, dominated discussions at the Scottsdale, Ariz., event. Dutch law firm Houthoff Buruma teamed up with Ranj Serious Games to create “The…

Feb 17, 2011 11:04 PM CST

Loughner Lawyers Claim Mug Shot Is Inherently Private

Lawyers for Jared Lee Loughner are asking a judge to block release of a second mug shot of the Tucson shooting suspect. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office released a mug shot of a smiling Loughner two days after his arrest in the shooting rampage that killed a federal judge and…

Feb 11, 2011 12:29 PM CST

Ex-Maricopa Co. Attorney Intends to Sue Former Bar President and Ethics Investigators

Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has filed a notice of intent to sue two lawyers appointed to investigate him for ethical violations and a former president of the State Bar of Arizona. Thomas is seeking $23.5 million from former state bar president Ed Novak and ethics investigators John Gleason…

Feb 9, 2011 3:17 PM CST

Help Wanted: US Judicial Vacancies Increasing; 2011 Retirements Average One Per Week

Six federal judges have announced their retirements in the last six weeks, contributing to a growing number of judicial vacancies that are taxing some courts and delaying some trials. Judicial vacancies have steadily increased since President Obama took office, the Washington Post reports. “Experts blame Republican delaying tactics, slow White…

Feb 8, 2011 1:04 PM CST

Lawyer Has High-Profile Character Witness in Discipline Case: Retired Justice O’Connor

An Arizona hearing officer has recommended a 90-day suspension for a lawyer accused of an unwitting role in a Ponzi scheme after a high-profile witness testified on his behalf: retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The Scottsdale lawyer, Robert Rosepink, was convicted of four misdemeanors for recruiting investors…

Jan 31, 2011 4:35 PM CST

1-Year State of Emergency Declared in Ariz. Federal Courts, Allowing 6-Month Criminal Trial Delay

A one-year state of emergency has been declared in the federal courts of Arizona, following the slaying earlier this month of Chief District Judge John Roll. He was shot along with State. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 17 others as she was meeting with constituents in Tucson on Jan. 8. Last…

Jan 26, 2011 3:18 AM CST

Tucson Shooting Victim Says Judge Roll May Have Saved Him, But He Doesn’t Remember

An aide to Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords doesn’t remember Chief Arizona U.S. District Judge John Roll pushing him out of the way during a gunman’s attack in a Tucson supermarket, but he says it’s possible. The aide, Ronald Barber, knew Roll, who died during the incident, the New York Times reports.…

Jan 24, 2011 1:33 PM CST

Video Shows Chief US District Judge Roll Protecting Giffords Aide as Suspect Fired 32 Bullets

Updated: Cameras rolled as suspect Jared Loughner allegedly fired all 31 bullets in the magazine of his Glock, plus another round that was already in the chamber, at a supermarket in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 8. The videotape indicates that Chief Arizona U.S. District Judge John Roll died a hero…

Jan 19, 2011 12:30 PM CST

President’s Comments Contradict Complaint in Federal Judge’s Slaying

A Columbia law professor isn’t concerned about recent comments by President Obama that contradict the criminal complaint filed against the suspect in the shooting death of U.S. District Judge John Roll. Federal charges against suspect Jared Lee Loughner are based on a 1971 law that makes it a crime to…

Jan 14, 2011 1:25 PM CST

No-Nonsense Calif. Federal Judge Tapped for Ariz. Shooting Trial

A federal judge in California with experience in death-penalty trials has been tapped to preside over the trial of the suspect in the Tucson, Ariz., shooting spree that left six people dead and 14 injured. U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns of San Diego is known as a no-nonsense judge…

Jan 14, 2011 12:56 PM CST

Glock Sales Double for Ariz. Gun Dealer in Aftermath of Congresswoman’s Shooting

In the aftermath of a massacre at an Tucson shopping center on Saturday by a Glock-wielding gunman that left a Congresswoman critically wounded and six others dead, including the chief federal judge in Arizona, there have been calls for lawmakers to tighten restrictions on firearms. Meanwhile, sales of the pistol…

Jan 11, 2011 11:48 PM CST