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body cam footage of a black man being tasered

Deaf Black man beat by Phoenix cops comes after city for $3.5 million

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 20, 2024

Video of cops attacking Tyron McAlpin generated national outcry. Now, Phoenix may again pay for the actions of its police.

a young man in glasses with his blond hair up in a bun

Tempe homeless advocate barred from parks into 2026 after October arrest

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 20, 2024

Austin Davis and Tempe have been crosswise all year over his efforts to feed and aid the unhoused near city parks.

body-cam footage showing hands holding out a gun at a man who has his arms raised and a knife in one hand

Mesa cops killed a man attempting suicide. Now his wife is suing

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 19, 2024

In 2023, Thomas McGinty’s wife called police to report he was trying to kill himself. Mesa police wound up shooting him.

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Kari Lake settles defamation case, is somehow fresh out of lawsuits

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorNovember 18, 2024

Lake and Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, whom she legally admitted to defaming, struck a confidential agreement.

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Neo-Nazi pleads guilty for role in gay man’s murder, goes home for holidays

By Stephen LemonsNovember 15, 2024

Cory Young copped to a felony for his part in the beating death of Jake Kelly, a gay Phoenix man, then got to head home.

the exterior of chas roberts air conditioning

Ex-Chas Roberts worker: Boss used N-word, fired him after medical leave

By Noah CullenNovember 14, 2024

Brandon Robinson’s lawsuit says management at the Arizona air-conditioning staple retaliated against him because he’s Black.

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signs against evictions

Maricopa County on pace for 88,000 eviction filings, an all-time high

By Morgan FischerNovember 11, 2024

The worst year for evictions in the Valley was in 2005. This year is set to blow that out of the water.

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County court wrongly listed people as felons, canceling voting rights

By Zach BuchananNovember 4, 2024

Maricopa County Superior Court database errors gave some voters bogus felony convictions, revoking their voter registrations.

mark brnovich and stephen richer

Is Mark Brnovich gearing up to sue Stephen Richer for defamation?

By Morgan FischerNovember 1, 2024

Richer said the former Attorney General misused his office in a 2023 interview. Brnovich recently demanded Richer back it up.

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A woman raising her right hand with her left on a bible in front of a female judge. A gray-haired man holds the bible

Rachel Mitchell’s fiance used burner accounts to attack her critics

By Stephen LemonsOctober 30, 2024

The county attorney’s beau copped in court to anonymously sniping at reporters and politicians who criticized Mitchell on X.

rebekah massie

Judge dismisses case against Surprise woman arrested at public meeting

By Zach BuchananOctober 24, 2024

Prosecutors took two months to drop Rebekah Massie’s trespassing charge for criticizing a Surprise official.

tom horne

How many trans girls play sports? GOP has no clue, still wants them out

By Morgan FischerOctober 18, 2024

Tom Horne and state lawmakers want the Supreme Court to ban transgender girls in sports, a problem they can’t prove exists.

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ruben gallego and kate gallego

The Gallego divorce records are out and they’re boring as hell

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorOctober 17, 2024

If Kari Lake expected a bombshell to vault her over Ruben Gallego in their Senate race, she got a dud instead.

ruben gallego and kate gallego

Show me your (divorce) papers! Court wants Gallego records unsealed

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorOctober 11, 2024

A conservative news outlet argued records from Ruben and Kate Gallego’s 2017 divorce should be public. A judge agreed.

body cam footage showing a redhaired woman in handcuffs next to a blond, female police officer

Watch: Body-cam video shows arrest of Surprise woman at public meeting

By Zach BuchananOctober 9, 2024

In footage of Rebekah Massie’s August arrest for criticizing a city official, she and an officer argue about free speech.

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A truck outside of Rafi Law Group with Brandon Rafi's face on it

‘Call Rafi’ lawyer doubles down in defamation suit against rival

By Zach BuchananOctober 7, 2024

In a new filing, Brandon Rafi backs up one claim against suspended lawyer Gil Negrete, while another claim remains shaky.

Hooray, another election lawsuit: GOP group sues over voter glitch

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorOctober 3, 2024

A group led by a former Donald Trump advisor wants to unmask the 218,000 Arizona voters wrongly registered by a glitch.

Allister Adel raises a right hand in front of a judge in a courtroom

State Bar knew Allister Adel may have been a domestic violence victim

By Stephen LemonsOctober 3, 2024

An affidavit submitted to the bar recounts a phone call the former prosecutor made while hiding from her husband in a closet.

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An older woman in sunglasses against a stucco wall

Months later, Buenas on 32nd tenants say they still lack working AC

By Morgan FischerOctober 1, 2024

The Arizona attorney general sued the complex’s owners in August. Tenants testified Monday that little has improved since.

clint bolick

You’ll vote on judges in November. Prop. 137 would take that vote away

By Pascal Sabino | BoltsSeptember 30, 2024

The GOP-backed measure would not only cut voters out of the judicial retention process but also would nullify their votes.

An "I voted" sticker

97,000 voters affected by registration glitch will get a full ballot

By Jim Small | Arizona MirrorSeptember 22, 2024

Voters affected by the glitch, which was discovered last week, could have been limited to “federal only” ballots.

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austin davis

Tempe reaches plea deal with man it hounded for feeding homeless

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 19, 2024

The deal ends a months-long legal saga over Austin Davis feeding unhoused people in Tempe parks, but not all is copacetic.

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