Encanto-Palmcroft Historic Home Tour 2017

Midtown Phoenix's Encanto-Palmcroft neighborhood, known for its old world charm and palm tree-lined streets, will host its 2017 Home Tour & Street Festival this Sunday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Encanto-Palmcroft is one of the premier historic neighborhoods in downtown Phoenix. It was selected as one of the Top 10 neighborhoods to live in by both Money magazine and Forbes, and was recently rated as the wealthiest neighborhood in Phoenix.

Supreme Court sympathetic to Microsoft in Xbox owners’ suit

The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that it is sympathetic to Microsoft Corp. in a dispute with disgruntled owners of the Xbox 360 video-game system who sued saying the console has a design defect that scratches game discs. The justices heard arguments Tuesday in a case that involves the Xbox 360 owners' attempts to get class action status for their lawsuit, which was filed several years ago in the state of Washington, where Microsoft is headquartered.

Sen. Ben Sasse: Judge Gorsuch should be co…

Sen. Ben Sasse said Tuesday that Judge Gorsuch, President Trump's pick to fill the current vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, should be confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate. Mr. Sasse said he tries not to kick things off by taking sides, but that Judge Gorsuch's nomination would ultimately hinge on what Democrats decide to do.

Watch Live: Senate hearings on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination

The speeches are - for the most part - over, and the gloves are ready to come off on Capitol Hill today, where a key Senate committee will begin questioning Judge Neil Gorsuch on his qualifications to take the seat of Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. The marathon session, which follows Monday's largely introductory affair, begins at 9:30 a.m. ET with the Senate Judiciary Committee taking up its advise and consent role on President Trump's choice for the high court.

Arkansas obtains lethal injection drug ahead of eight executions

Arkansas has acquired a new supply of a drug needed for its lethal injections ahead of next month's scheduled executions of eight men over four nights, a state corrections spokesman said on Monday. Arkansas, which has not put an inmate to death since 2005, is one of several states where executions have been on hold because of legal battles and problems in procuring lethal injection drugs after a sales ban by major pharmaceutical makers.

Reviewing why a Justice Gorsuch ‘might be hard to pigeonhole on criminal justice issues’

We are now onlya week from the start of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, and this new extended AP article reviews Judge Gorsuch's record onthe cases that I usually give the most attention. The article is headlined "Gorsuch has ruled for police, and suspects, in crime cases," and here are excerpts: Judge Neil Gorsuch wasn't convinced that a teenager who made burping sounds in a classroom should be arrested, handcuffed and taken to juvenile detention in a police car.

Advocates say First Amendment can withstand Trump attacks

Whenever Donald Trump fumes about "fake news" or labels the press "the enemy of the people," First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson Jr. hears echoes of other presidents - but a breadth and tone that are entirely new. Trump may not know it, but it was Thomas Jefferson who once said, "Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper," said Hudson, a law professor at Vanderbilt University.

New Orleans judge allows Nicaraguan man facing deportation to withdraw guilty plea

A Nicaraguan national with legal immigration status can withdraw a guilty plea that he didn't realize would trigger his automatic deportation, New Orleans Judge Franz Zibilich ruled Thursday . . Criminal District Court Judge Franz Zibilich said that "justice and fair play" compelled him to allow Santos Garcia to withdraw his guilty plea, entered Nov. 4 to a charge of second-degree battery against a 27-year-old female bartender.

DODEA Europe seniors among nation’s top student leaders in D.C.

Two American students attending Defense Department schools overseas are getting a close-up look at the federal government this week while meeting some of the country's top leaders. Seniors John Casey of Ramstein High School and Emma Rook of Ankara High School in Turkey are representing the Department of Defense Education Activity in the 55th annual United States Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C., a program for the nation's top student leaders.

Attorney General Morrisey Appeals Right-To-Work Injunction

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey finalized his office's appeal of a preliminary injunction that orders the state's right-to-work law not to take effect during litigation. Arguments filed Tuesday urge the state Supreme Court of Appeals to overrule the preliminary injunction and restore West Virginia's right-to-work-law.

The Latest: Texas executes man in murder-for-hire scheme

A paid hit man has been executed in Texas for the contract killing of a San Antonio woman in a life insurance scheme nearly a quarter-century ago. Rolando Ruiz was convicted of accepting $2,000 to fatally shoot 29-year-old Theresa Rodriguez outside her home in 1992 as she was getting out of a car with her husband and brother-in-law, who both orchestrated her murder.

Family of Supreme Court justice apologizes to family of slave Dred Scott

Lynne Jackson, a descendant of Dred Scott, right, hugs Charles Taney III, a descendant of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney on the 160th anniversary of the Dred Scott decision in front of the Maryland State House, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Annapolis, Md. On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v.

Putin pardons woman convicted of treason for text messages

Community leaders say a Sikh man who told police that a man shot him in the arm and said to go back to his country is recovering at home in suburban Seattle and is encouraged by an outpouring of support. Community leaders say a Sikh man who told police that a man shot him in the arm and said to go back to his country is recovering at home in suburban Seattle and is encouraged by an outpouring of support.