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Mothers of biological girls unable to join legal fight …

10/31/2023
PHOENIX — The mothers of some biological girls will not be able to join the legal fight against the efforts to allow two transgender girls to participate in school sports.

Arizona Appeals Court allows doctors to challenge …

10/30/2023
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court gave the go-ahead Monday for Arizona doctors to challenge a state law banning abortions sought because of fetal genetic defects.

Chandler woman appeals judge’s decision about 13 …

10/30/2023
A Chandler woman has appealed a judge’s decision in an animal seizure hearing, the city of Chandler announced late last week in a news release. Sydney McKinley, 48, also known as April …

Arizona State Supreme Court to consider law protecting …

10/25/2023
PHOENIX — A lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could become the legal basis for the state Court of Appeals to consider — and void — a statute that protects members of the clergy from disclosing an adherent’s confession of child molestation.

Group wants judge to outlaw 'drop boxes' for early …

10/20/2023
PHOENIX — A group that backs additional restrictions on voting wants a judge to outlaw the use of “drop boxes” that can make it easier for some people to return their early ballots.

Glendale hosting Halloween Hometown Happening this …

10/19/2023
Halloween spirits are coming to downtown Glendale this weekend.

Arizona counties prohibited from hand-counting …

10/18/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona counties are prohibited by law from hand-counting all ballots in an election, even if they want to do so because county leaders have bought into conspiracy theories that say vote tabulation machines are untrustworthy, the state Court of Appeals ruled.

Hamadeh ordered to pay legal fees for unsuccessful …

10/17/2023
PHOENIX — Abe Hamadeh has been ordered to pay more than $42,000 in legal fees to Kris Mayes in his unsuccessful effort to convince the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn the results of the attorney general’s race.

Attorney says bid to keep Trump off 2024 Arizona …

10/17/2023
PHOENIX — An attorney for Donald Trump says a bid to keep him off the 2024 Arizona presidential preference ballot should be thrown out because there’s not a chance in the world that challenger John Castro would get nominated, much less elected.

Judge denies petition to return animals to Chandler …

10/11/2023
A municipal court judge ruled Wednesday that a woman cannot bring home 13 animals after she was charged last month with 55 counts of animal abuse. After a three-plus-hour Chandler Municipal …

Top Republican lawmakers make last-ditch effort to …

10/10/2023
PHOENIX —The top legislative Republicans are making what could be a last-ditch effort to avoid having to answer questions about their backing of legislation making it more difficult to register to vote that challengers say is racially discriminatory.

Lake trying to get defamation suit tossed out in court

10/9/2023
PHOENIX — A special state law designed to promote political participation and debate does not give Kari Lake the right to make up facts about Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, promote them, and not have to answer for them, his attorney is arguing.