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Abortion rights and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2024.

In Arizona where voters enshrined abortion rights after the Dobbs ruling, legislative tussles persist

Voters approved ballot measures protecting abortion rights in seven states last fall. Similar measures failed in three others.


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Investors sue Reddit over Google AI’s impact on stock

Google’s AI overview is ruining Reddit’s business, investors claim in a putative securities class action filed in San Francisco federal court.

Monday, June 23, 2025

Pinnacle West declares quarterly dividend payable in September

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation’s board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 89.5 cents per share of common stock, the company announced Tuesday.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

A population caught amid the threats: Panama Canal workers

One constant throughout the history between the U.S. and Panama has been preoccupation over the sovereignty of the Panama Canal. In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s statements about taking back the canal, its workers are determined to stay focused on their task, even as they worry about their future.


Monday, May 12, 2025

What can landlord charge for a tenant’s short-term overstay

How can my daughter owe $2,200, plus court costs, to the landlord when she left the apartment spotless and when she moved out only five days late?

Monday, April 28, 2025

Eviction only allowed after five business days

Our entire business could have been destroyed in a matter of days. Thus, we contacted the new landlord of our building. Later that same day we signed an amendment to the lease for increased rent, and a release of the landlord from any claim for a “wrongful lock out.” Did we have any other option?

Friday, April 25, 2025

City Of Hope cancer treatment center opens Scottsdale location

Valley residents will soon have additional options for cancer treatment with the opening of City of Hope’s newest location at One Scottsdale Medical.


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

MGA urges dismissal of $71.5M verdict over dolls, or a 4th trial

Toymaker MGA Entertainment is urging a Santa Ana federal judge to toss a jury’s $71.5 million trade dress liability verdict against the company and either significantly reduce the award or retry the case for a fourth time.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Federal charges in $100M heist may help jewelers suing Brink’s 

Federal charges accusing seven men of a $100 million Brink’s armored truck burglary at an Interstate 5 highway stop shed light on the events leading up to what many believe to be the largest jewelry heist in America’s history.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Judge questions power to rule on Trump’s National Guard order after 9th Circuit reversal

In the latest twist to a legal battle over the Trump administration’s federalization of the California National Guard, a San Francisco district judge on Friday questioned whether he still has authority to intervene in the case concerning possible violations of the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act.


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Senator Bolick cracks down on animal cruelty in Arizona,
legislation advances to the governor

Senate Republicans are championing efforts to protect the health and well-being of the state’s furry, four-legged friends with final passage broadening the conditions under which animal cruelty can be charged.

Friday, June 20, 2025

Hobbs rejects transparency, accountability of arizona’s prison system

Governor Katie Hobbs is working to dismantle bipartisan legislation aiming to create oversight, accountability, and transparency of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry system in the wake of recent inmate murders and other atrocities occurring in state prisons.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Senator Farnsworth leads senate education & transportation committee, aiming to improve Arizona’s infrastructure

Committee Chairman David Farnsworth is working to improve Arizona’s transit systems, both on the ground and in the air, with a new Senate Education and Transportation Committee overseeing innovative transportation solutions.


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Phone Ninjas Names Nicole Marcellino as official brand ambassador

Phone Ninjas, the automotive industry’s leader in dealership-specific coaching and training, proudly announces the appointment of Nicole Marcellino as its official Brand Ambassador.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Diverzify announces new leadership at Spectra Phoenix

Diverzify, the nation’s largest provider of commercial flooring solutions, proudly announces the appointment of Jason Blake as the new President of Spectra Contract Flooring in Phoenix - a strategic move that strengthens the company’s presence in the Arizona region.

Friday, June 20, 2025

Always ‘involved’: David Hines to retire after 47 years in Arizona education, 17 serving AIA

It was June 1975 and the clock read 6 p.m. That meant David Hines and a host of his teammates were meeting for another scorching hot football practice at Mesa Community College.


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

With his new prescription drug order, Trump fixes what Biden broke

Monday, June 23, 2025

Cardinals to host inaugural mental health awareness game

Color Me Mine opens new studio at Arizona Boardwalk in Scottsdale

Stay cool this summer with free concerts at Chandler Center for the Arts

Rekindling the fire: Native ‘Wiping of Tears’ ceremony in Phoenix sparks collective healing

Rekindling the fire: Native ‘Wiping of Tears’ ceremony in Phoenix sparks collective healing

NFL, NBA, and MLB stars hit the court for charity at the “Pickle for Good” pickleball tournament

Friday, June 20, 2025

ICE arrests at Los Angeles churches stoke fear in Arizona that migrant raids at houses of worship are ramping up

After Trump administration cuts foreign aid, Panama grapples with the global impacts on its most vulnerable

Arizona’s military museums preserve history, drive tourism

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Arizona Senate Republicans condemn assassination, political violence in Minnesota

Boxing legend Mike Tyson teams up with Arizona leaders, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley to champion youth fitness

The Salvation Army to open 11 heat relief stations for the valley’s first extreme heat warning of 2025

US dietary guidelines have made us ill -- let’s change them already

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Fourth Maricopa County Poultry Facility Confirms Avian Influenza Case

Safety remains a priority for Arizona public universities

Monday, June 9, 2025

Attorneys find Girardi’s sentence brings closure, perhaps not accountability

Thriving and vibing: Esports flourish five years after pandemic, but industry still faces unique challenges

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Secretary Rollins leads trade delegation to Italy

Don’t stack the deck against small inventors

Let them eat scorpions: The legal and moral problems with gamifying citizenship

Monday, June 2, 2025

Should federal judges be held accountable for misconduct at home?

What’s a fair price for a drug that’s never developed?

Friday, May 30, 2025

Under Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ Arizona could recoup $196M

June is PTSD awareness month

“Most Favored Nation” pricing doesn’t actually put America first

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Avian Influenza Detection

Secretary Rollins applauds President Trump’s leadership to Make America Healthy Again

Genrose Insurance and Make-A-Wish® Arizona receive $10,000 through Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® 2025 Make More Happen™ Awards

Friday, May 23, 2025

Redefining workspaces: Law firms’ success in hybrid work environments

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

2 agriculture-to-urban programs explore conserving groundwater in Arizona by retiring farmland

Military mom turns personal loss into mission to help Arizona service members

America cannot rewrite birthright

Monday, May 19, 2025

Photo by Owen Alfonso/Cronkite Borderlands Project

Friday, May 16, 2025

Arizona Housing Coalition announces 2025 annual award recipients

AFC commends progress on Federal School Choice, looks forward to further steps

ASBA launches statewide SCALE program to empower Arizona entrepreneurs

The next cancer breakthrough? Some lawmakers want to ban it.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Secretary Rollins leads trade delegation to United Kingdom

Arizona agencies call for volunteers during National Foster Care Month

NIL in high school? Arizona’s next-gen athletes balance books and brands in a new era of sports

Next steps remain unclear for deported migrants in Panama City

Monday, May 12, 2025

What is an IRA? Everything you need to know

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Army control of U.S.-Mexico border buffer zone may funnel migrants to
62-mile stretch of tribal land in Arizona

Secretary Rollins applauds EPA’s decision to allow summer sale of E-15 nationwide

Agriculture Secretary Rollins enforces border policies, secures aid for farmers in first 100 days

National fallen firefighters memorial weekend will honor and remember 140 firefighters

The Source

Monday, April 28, 2025

Being tough on crime includes addressing child abuse

Congress can fix America’s broken patent system with this one reform

America can’t afford to play favorites in the quest for energy independence

Friday, April 25, 2025

Arizona’s Apache Generating Station is one of 66 coal plants to get EPA exemption from Biden-era toxic air pollution caps

USDA reasserts SNAP work requirements, limits waiver use

APS proposes one-time bill credit on may 2025 bills

Grocery chain celebrates the 10th anniversary of its popular donut contest with a “Blast from the Past” theme that revisits previous contest themes

AZHCC to host 71st Annual Black & White Ball honoring business leaders

High suicide rates in ‘tough guy’ construction trade prompt industry to start talking

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Do the El Salvador deportations leave due process in the dust?

‘A war of truth vs. lies’: Abe family lived consequences of Alien Enemies Act – now they’re watching it again

Protecting the bald eagle: Arizona Game and Fish climbs cliffs to count, band and measure spring hatchlings

Trump has left Strategic Petroleum Reserve nearly half-empty, despite dip in oil prices

Friday, April 18, 2025

Is Arizona’s lack of measles cases a fluke, given its low vaccination rate?

$5M Gift to Fund Scholarships for Students at New ASU Medical School

Trucks with uranium cross Navajo Nation, reviving long-standing fears

‘We should not write unlimited checks’: Mayor Kate Gallego criticizes bill to reallocate taxes to Chase Field renovations

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Federal funding cut halts Arizona public health projects

FEMA updates flood maps in Cochise County

Sedona named among USA Today’s “10 Best Small Towns in the West”

Monday, April 14, 2025

Arizona museums, libraries could lose $3.8M in grants from federal cuts

ASU Powwow bridges generations amid threats of Indigenous cultural erasure

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

NOAA cuts could hamper forecasts, raising extreme weather risks

New Phoenix mural raises HIV/AIDS awareness

Deportation by executive fiat: Trump’s dangerous overreach of power

Monday, April 7, 2025

Arizona battles rising wildfire threat as state grows hotter, drier

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Arizona Tribal Gaming Contributions Reach $30.8 Million in Q3

Eviction only allowed after five business days

College athletes push for more conversations about mental health, but are coaches listening?

Monday, March 24, 2025

Behind the scenes: Arizona Diamondbacks preview Chase Field upgrades, new food items for 2025 season

3 UBS advisors in Arizona recognized on Forbes Best-In-State List

Friday, March 21, 2025

Uncertainty looms for those who depend on Medicaid in Arizona

Goodyear, Glendale to hold all-mail election on May 20, 2025

LPGA Ford Championship set to celebrate golf, community and culture in Gila River Indian Community

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico

Monday, March 17, 2025

Why are we letting a California union push Arizona jobs out the door? It's time to take back our ballot.

Friday, March 14, 2025

Arizona's public health feels the weight of federal orders

IRS highlights free tax filing options for 2025

Arizona Senate Committee seeks federal assistance on fire insurance crisis

Federal science grants worth $812M could be caught in Trump's DEI dragnet at Arizona universities, including research on wildfires

Taxpayers urged to claim over $1 billion in refunds before april 15 deadline

Friday, March 7, 2025

Mayors push for local control over short-term rentals in northern Arizona

Change Labs offers Navajo entrepreneurs tools for business success

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Trump's upcoming address to Congress: Arizona Democrats denounce 'havoc' and Republicans aren't sure what to expect

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

E pluribus unum

CLE Calendar
June 26
ABSolutely Innovative: Exploring AZ Alternative Business Structure Law Firms - Four years after implementation of this program learn how Arizona alternative business structure (ABS) law firms are operating. Learn what is required when applying for a license as well as what to know once you are licensed. The panel will cover:
• How the ABS application process is working
• Fee sharing in an ABS
• Succession Planning
• Innovation in the system
• What is required for the semi-annual compliance audits
• Arizona ethical rule requirements for supervision of non-lawyers
• Geographic restrictions on an Arizona ABS.

June 26
Mistakes to Avoid in Employee Handbooks - This one-hour CLE program will cover best practices for drafting and revising various employee handbook policies, including recent updates in the law and how employers can avoid common and costly mistakes.

June 26
Balancing the Scales: Wellness Tools and Workshop for Legal Professionals - The complicated dynamics of the modern world combined with the demanding legal industry makes this profession one of the most stressful in the world.

Now, maintaining our sanity while trying to balance work, home, school, and other personal life goals seems utterly impossible. To maintain our sanity, wellness is playing an increasingly important role in our career and our lives.

Matt Schmidt is a lawyer and certified wellness coach who has been teaching stress management and wellness strategies to lawyers and the general community for over seven years.

In the first part of this seminar, Matt will provide a Wellness 101 crash course that will provide tools and tricks to increase production, well-being, and happiness. In the second part of the seminar, Matt will guide participants through a group wellness coaching session designed to help legal professionals clarify their core values and develop a personalized action plan to improve an area of their professional or personal lives.

June 27
2025 Ethical Trends Today (Simulcast) - This is a simulcast group-viewing at our Tucson Office.

Staying on top of professional trends and managing the business of your practice will help you stand out.
Explore current ethical issues faced by many lawyers and learn how to avoid them.

Join Ethics and Bar Counsel as they work through key topics of interest to lawyers who want to manage their business effectively, ethically and endure the storms.

Topics to be covered:
• Ethics Rule Changes
• Law Office Technology
• Lawyer Regulation Updates
• Cybersecurity and more!