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AZ and Google settle consumer fraud lawsuit for $85 million
Arizona and Google announced a settlement Tuesday in a consumer fraud lawsuit, allowing the tech behemoth to pay $85 million instead of going to court later this month. Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed the lawsuit against Google in 2020. The lawsuit was the result of a larger investigation that was prompted by 2018 reporting by […]
What does the 1864 abortion ban and the end of Roe mean for AZ women?
With the 1864 territorial era ban on abortion in effect in Arizona, providers, patients, and even lawmakers, have been left confused about the legal and medical landscape, so the Arizona Mirror created this guide to help clear up some confusion. Last month, Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson ruled that an injunction blocking the […]
GOP lawmaker backs Adrian Fontes over Mark Finchem to lead AZ elections
A GOP legislator on Thursday endorsed Adrian Fontes, the Democratic nominee for secretary of state, over a member of his own caucus who has built his campaign on false and evidence-free claims that the 2020 election was rigged against Donald Trump. “Most people are closer to the middle than they are to the extremes,” Republican […]
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell says she won’t prosecute victims of rape, incest who get abortions
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a statement Tuesday that she does not plan to prosecute women who seek an abortion in cases of rape or incest and will seek the court’s guidance if they are asked to prosecute such a case. The statement from the county attorney comes after a near-total ban on […]
An Arizona knife-maker says critics who call him racist are ‘dumb f****ing c***s.’ GOP politicians have lined up to do his podcast.
Knife-maker Greg Medford has no love for those who wish to “cancel” him, and says they need a good “case of lead poisoning.” The Phoenix-based Medford says the “cancel culture mob” — even within the community of knife enthusiasts — can’t handle his “satirical” and “provocative” nature, but critics say he has a history of […]
Mark Kelly’s office was evacuated because of a bomb threat Monday
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly’s Phoenix office was evacuated briefly Monday afternoon after an unknown person left a voicemail implying there was a bomb in the building. Phoenix police responded and found no bomb. U.S. Capitol Police are now investigating. The office, located in Phoenix’s Biltmore neighborhood near 22nd Street and Camelback Road, was cleared and […]
Abe Hamadeh took a donation from a fake elector, then gave him a leadership role
Republican candidate for Attorney General Abe Hamadeh accepted a $1,000 donation from a fake elector and then three months later appointed the elector to a position within his campaign. Dr. Michael Ward, the husband of Arizona Republican Party chairwoman Kelli Ward, was one of 11 people who signed a bogus document in December 2020 claiming […]
Mark Finchem held a fundraiser with 9/11 truthers and QAnon influencers
Republican Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem held a fundraiser in California on Sunday that was hosted by a conspiracy theorist who believes 9/11 was orchestrated by the U.S. government and attended by a prominent QAnon influencer. Nicole Nogrady, who hosted the event, has shared a litany of debunked stories and posts concerning COVID-19, abortion […]
Mark Finchem criticized for using antisemitic trope
Oro Valley Republican Representative and candidate for Secretary of State Mark Finchem is being criticized for his continued use of an antisemitic trope in an attack on his Democratic opponent Adrian Fontes. The trope is connected to a QAnon conspiracy theory In a tweet Wednesday, Finchem said that Democratic politicians are all “liars and deceivers” […]
Groups aim to mobilize Asian American voters in AZ this midterm
Asian American voter turnout soared in 2020, especially in Arizona. Ahead of the midterms, advocacy groups are seeking to continue to energize the Asian American Pacific Islander community, a demographic that they say has been largely ignored by political campaigns. “We’re the fastest growing racial demographic across the country,” RUN AAPI’s senior advisor, Linh Nguyen […]
Google court docs show that users who opt out of tracking are still monitored
Newly released documents in the Arizona Attorney General’s lawsuit against tech behemoth Google reveal more details about the company’s response to reporting on its privacy policies and how Google users’ IP addresses are used to obtain exact location information. Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s case, filed in 2020, is part of a larger investigation that has […]
Brnovich joins 12 other GOP AGs in ‘independent state legislature’ case
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich joined 12 other Republican attorneys general backing North Carolina’s GOP-led legislature in a U.S. Supreme Court case that could drastically alter how federal elections are conducted, handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from intervening. The case, Moore v. Harper, will be heard by SCOTUS later this […]