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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes

The latest with all 43 lawsuits Kris Mayes has filed against Trump

By Morgan FischerJuly 2, 2026

Attorney General Kris Mayes has sued Trump over tariffs, birthright citizenship and an ICE facility in Surprise.

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2 pastors file court challenge to GOP-backed anti-trans ballot referral

By Zach BuchananJune 25, 2026

If passed, the measure would bar trans girls from playing girls’ sports and using girls’ restrooms and locker rooms.

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The dispute over the $12.8M Arizona Lottery ticket is getting messier

By Zach BuchananJune 25, 2026

A filing in the legal dispute over the ticket identified two more people with possible claims to the massive jackpot.

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ASU maneuvers again threaten Phoenix group that feeds homeless people

By Clarissa SosinJune 18, 2026

ASU already kicked Food Not Bombs PHX off its patio and now wants to seize the historic home that hosts the group’s events.

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Phoenix sued again over parks ordinance restricting homeless aid

By Clarissa SosinJune 15, 2026

Circle the City and Valle del Sol are taking Phoenix to court over the ordinance, claiming it violates the First Amendment.

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Arizona veterans nonprofit sues after Shaquille O’Neal no-shows event

By Clarissa SosinJune 11, 2026

The charity paid $82,000 to have Shaq as the keynote speaker of its gala last year. The booking company never delivered him.

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Judge bars Phoenix from enforcing parks ordinance against church group

By Clarissa SosinJune 10, 2026

Phoenix restricted giving homeless people food in parks. A judge said that likely violates the group’s First Amendment rights.

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How Maricopa County’s top prosecutor got her loudest critic disbarred

By Stephen LemonsJune 10, 2026

Rachel Mitchell struck out on getting cops to charge a man who trolls her online. The state bar was more receptive.

kate gallego

Church group sues Phoenix over parks ordinance limiting homeless aid

By Clarissa SosinJune 5, 2026

The ordinance, which goes into effect today, requires permits to distribute food or provide medical treatment in city parks.

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Mayes to stick with fake electors case after major court setback

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorJune 4, 2026

The Arizona Supreme Court declined to review Attorney General Kris Mayes’ appeal in the case, so she’ll start over.

kyrsten sinema

Sinema wants therapy records for the woman whose husband she seduced

By Morgan FischerJune 3, 2026

Kyrsten Sinema is being sued by the ex of her bodyguard-turned-lover, and she wants to see what the woman says in therapy.

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Phoenix high school grad gets too drunk at Senior Ditch Day party, sues

By Zach BuchananJune 2, 2026

Desert Visa grad Blake Barnes got drunk and hurt while skipping school at a friend’s house. He’s suing the friend’s parents.

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Rodney Glassman’s brother sued by former business partner

By Stephen LemonsMay 22, 2026

The suit filed Thursday alleges business shenanigans and repeats claims of sexual wrongdoing

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No one can find 2 people with possible claims to $12.8M lottery ticket

By Zach BuchananMay 15, 2026

Circle K wants to sort out who owns a $12.8 million-winning ticket. But two people with possible claims have not been found.

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Kris Mayes sues to stop Surprise ICE detention center from opening

By Morgan FischerApril 24, 2026

The detention center is set to open this fall. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wants to stop that from happening.

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ICE holds Arizona detainees for months. This legal tactic is freeing them

By Morgan FischerApril 9, 2026

In Arizona, two habeas corpus petitions were filed on behalf of immigrants in March 2025. Last month, there were nearly 350.

jeannette garcia

MAGA Avondale official sues over now-dismissed kidnapping claim

By Zach BuchananMarch 25, 2026

Jeannette Garcia, who has lobbed some baseless accusations herself, was the subject of an apparently false kidnapping claim

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ASU student sues frat after she broke foot jumping off roof at party

By Zach BuchananMarch 12, 2026

Zoe Pretzer says SAE members “pressured and encouraged” her to jump off the roof into the pool at a party. She missed.

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Ex-mobster Sammy the Bull accused of sexually assaulting employee

By Morgan FischerFebruary 24, 2026

A woman who worked for Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano says he forcibly kissed her, talked about his penis and threatened her.

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Arizona has a $12.8 million lottery controversy on its hands

By Zach BuchananFebruary 20, 2026

A Circle K printed but didn’t sell a winning The Pick ticket. An employee clocked out to “buy” it a day later. Who won?

Planes parked at Scottsdale Airport.

Blame game: Fatal Scottsdale Airport plane crash draws more lawsuits

By Zach BuchananFebruary 13, 2026

Everybody involved in a fatal February 2025 plane crash is blaming each other — and they’re all blaming Scottsdale.

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QAnon Shaman refiles dismissed $40T lawsuit against Donald Trump

By Zach BuchananFebruary 13, 2026

“This is all I’m doing,” Jan. 6 Capitol-stormer Jacob Chansley told New Times. “I’m kicking ass and taking names.”

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