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Maricopa County Attorney Adel undergoes emergency surgery
Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel was in serious condition Wednesday after undergoing emergency surgery for bleeding to the brain, a spokeswoman said.
ACLU to spend big on voter education of Maricopa County Attorney race
The ACLU of Arizona is going to spend nearly $1 million to inform 300,000 registered voters about the Maricopa County Attorney’s race.
County attorney race shaping up to be competitive
Anticipation around the Democratic primary for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office race was shaping up to be a two-person race between Julie Gunnigle and Will Knight, but when the county uploaded early ballots at 8 p.m. on August 4, Gunnigle won by a landslide.
Glassman down in Maricopa County Assessor race
Perennial candidate Rodney Glassman is likely to extend his election losing streak, this time to Eddie Cook, the appointed Maricopa County Assessor. Glassman has 47% of the vote with Cook […]
Gunnigle leads Dem Maricopa County Attorney primary
In a tight race to become the next Maricopa County Attorney, Julie Gunnigle is in a good position to win a competitive Democratic primary to ultimately face Allister Adel, the […]
A prison sentence should not mean death by COVID-19
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel recently used her position of influence to attempt to distract from the truth of what is happening in our community.
We shouldn’t have to sue to learn prosecutors use slurs
In training materials recently obtained by the ACLU of Arizona, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) refers to the people it prosecutes using the slur “crazy” and paints people with psychiatric disabilities as liars and obstacles to winning a conviction – not as human beings worthy of respect.
County board starts process to suspend Petersen from office
Maricopa County Assessor and alleged child trafficker Paul Petersen will find out if he is suspended without pay from his elected post when the county board of supervisors votes on October 28.
Allister Adel named new Maricopa County Attorney
Allister Adel, an attorney in private practice and former executive director of the Maricopa County Bar Association, will be Maricopa County Attorney for the next year.
Supervisors pick panel to vet county attorney prospects
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors set the process in motion today to replace Bill Montgomery as Maricopa County Attorney by naming its seven-member citizens committee to vet the applicants hoping to be appointed.
The Breakdown: On Wednesdays we have news
Maricopa County “top cop” Bill Montgomery’s got a new job, and while he’s trying on black robes half the lawyers in Phoenix are gunning for his old one.
Montgomery to lose political clout stepping up to high court
Bill Montgomery’s power and influence as an Arizona Supreme Court justice will depend on whether he abides by more traditional standards of the high court by taking less of an activist role at the Capitol.
