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Health official says it’s not unconstitutional to refuse to issue ‘corrected’ birth certificates to transgender people
Arizona's top state health official says there is nothing unconstitutional about her agency's refusal to issue new "corrected'' birth certificates to transgender individuals based simply on their request.
Hamadeh ordered to pay thousands in legal fees to Mayes
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.
$10 a day for 10,636 days: Backers raise funds for man freed from death row
For Barry Jones, the compensation for spending 28 years on Arizona’s death row before his release in June could come out to about $10 a day. If he’s lucky. Private donors have to cough up that much first.
Lake can’t jump the line in her attempt to overturn her loss to Hobbs
Kari Lake isn't going to get to jump the line in her bid to overturn her loss of the gubernatorial race to Katie Hobbs.
Top GOP lawmakers argue medical condition entitles state to prohibit transgender girls from playing girls’ sports
The state's top Republican lawmakers contend that it is a medical condition and not a discriminatory state law that entitles Arizona to bar transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.
Putting an end to insanity of dirty political campaign commercials
The spread of non-candidate political campaign commercials has reached a level of absurdity that needs to be addressed urgently. The current state of politics has devolved into a spectacle of lies and distortions, bombarding us with misleading, dangerous messages.
Judge who denied Hamadeh’s motion for new trial explains decision
A Mohave County judge denied failed attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh’s motion for a new trial Friday and issued the reasoning behind the decision today, citing a lack of evidence and timeline constraints under laws governing election contests.
Judge must decide timeline for Phoenix to clear out homeless camp
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge is now tasked with deciding the timeline for the city of Phoenix to clear out the 800 or so people living in the homeless camp, “the Zone.”
Judge: Lake’s attorneys need to prove no signature verification took place
A superior court judge tasked failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s attorneys with proving no signature verification took place at any level in Maricopa County during the November 2022 election.
Two Cochise County supervisors ordered to pay fees tied to election results battle
A judge has ordered two Cochise County supervisors to pay more than $34,000 in legal fees in their losing bid to keep from certifying the results of the 2022 general election.
Kern’s bill would target judges who sanction attorneys
A Glendale state senator who calls reports of a riot on Jan. 6, 2021, "a sham'' is now going after judges who sanction attorneys for filing what he believes are "good faith'' claims on behalf of clients.
Top Republicans ask judge to save Hamadeh from legal fees
The top Republicans in the House and Senate are asking a judge to save failed GOP attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh from having to pay the legal fees of others he sued in his unsuccessful lawsuit to be declared the winner.
