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Ex-guard sues Arizona prison bureau for anti-trans discrimination

By Celina Jiménez

Jul 15, 2025

Kaden Vitellaro says he quit when he was told he had to announce himself as female whenever he entered a men’s housing unit.

Peoria school district settles with trans teacher in harassment suit

By Tori Gantz

Jul 11, 2025

River Chunnui sued last year, claiming that right-wing school board members tried to get them fired for being trans.

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Tempe Iranian man arrested by ICE goes on hunger strike in prison

By Zach Buchanan

Jul 10, 2025

Mehzrad Asadi Eidivand has lost 45 pounds, a friend says. His brother also went on hunger strike in ICE detention last month.

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Undercover baby cops help bust Valley smoke shops selling vapes to kids

By Morgan Fischer

Jul 8, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has roughly 100 underage volunteers who try to buy tobacco products on the sly.

Former Phoenix restaurant owner's winery burns down in Willcox

By Sara Crocker

Jul 8, 2025

The vineyard's tasting room is a "total loss." Previously, the owner filed for bankruptcy and was sued by staff in Phoenix.

Ex-Mercury head coach accuses team of racial discrimination in lawsuit

By Zach Buchanan

Jul 7, 2025

Nikki Blue says she was paid less than her white counterparts and wasn’t given a real shot at remaining head coach.

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Judge: Arizona can continue to crack down on hemp-based THC products

By TJ L'Heureux

Jul 3, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says hemp-THC products at smoke shops and gas stations are illegal. A judge agrees.

Turns out Tempe Iranian man ICE arrested is an ‘anti-Muslim’ Trump fan

By Zach Buchanan

Jul 1, 2025

Friends of Mehzrad Asadi Eidivand say he is a big Donald Trump supporter and hates Iran’s extremist Islamic regime.

Judge to rule on whether to halt Mayes crackdown on hemp THC products

By TJ L'Heureux

Jun 20, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes faces a lawsuit for declaring hemp-based THC products found in smoke shops illegal.

Maricopa County’s big elections feud is getting ugly — and litigious

By Morgan Fischer

Jun 17, 2025

“We don’t start fights at the board of supervisors,” board chairman Thomas Galvin said Tuesday. “We finish them.”

MAGA county recorder throws a fit, sues board of supervisors

By Zach Buchanan

Jun 13, 2025

Justin Heap casts himself as a righteous defender of democracy. But even other Republicans seem to think he’s a joke.

Court ruling revives fight to save Oak Flat from mining company

By Wyatt Myskow | Inside Climate News

Jun 10, 2025

The odds of halting the transfer of the Apache holy land to a mining company aren’t great, but they also aren’t zero.

Guy who pushed voting fraud bullshit indicted for fake petition signatures

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror

Jun 10, 2025

Ex-GOP state Rep. Austin Smith dropped a reelection bid over claims he faked petition signatures. Now he faces felony charges.

Trump going after funding to help vulnerable Arizonans afford lawyers

By Morgan Fischer

Jun 10, 2025

Civil legal aid helps low-income Arizonans facing eviction, abuse and more. Trump aims to cut funding that makes it possible.

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Phoenix school district didn’t inform parents of sexual abuse settlement

By Morgan Fischer

May 29, 2025

Parents found out from public records that the Phoenix Elementary School District settled a sexual abuse lawsuit for $200K.

Supreme Court rejects lawsuit to save Oak Flat from mining company

By Shondiin Silversmith | Arizona Mirror

May 27, 2025

The decision effectively ends a desperate effort to save the Apache holy land from being destroyed by a two-mile-wide crater.

oscar de los santos at a rally celebrating the repeal of Arizona's abortion ban

Arizona still has 37 abortion restrictions. A lawsuit seeks to void them

By Morgan Fischer

May 27, 2025

A group of abortion advocates is suing to knock down some of Arizona’s most restrictive remaining abortion limits.

A woman wearing a hat that reads Mexicans Aren't Going Anywhere

‘We feel powerless’: Phoenix rocked by ICE immigration court arrests

By Morgan Fischer

May 23, 2025

ICE arrested dozens of asylum-seekers at a Phoenix immigration courthouse. Protestors, lawmakers and lawyers are responding.

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Tempe drops charge against man it cited for feeding the homeless

By TJ L'Heureux

May 13, 2025

After a year of ramped-up enforcement against the unhoused and people who help them, is Tempe changing its tune?

R&B artist Brian McKnight is suing singer Jaguar Wright

By Amy Young

May 12, 2025

The R&B artist who plays We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Fort McDowell this summer addresses claims Wright made about him online.

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All 25 lawsuits Kris Mayes has filed against Trump

Ex-school board leader allegedly ducking lawsuit summons

Courts

All 25 lawsuits Kris Mayes has filed against Trump

Ex-school board leader allegedly ducking lawsuit summons

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