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Legal Notices for the Week of August 20 – August 27, 2025
The Standard Newspaper Online - Arizona
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ANGEL WHITEHORN FKA ANGEL GEROW, C/O MOHAVE OUTPOST, LLC, 2902 STOCKTON HILL ROAD, KINGMAN, AZ 86401 928-718-6811 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA MOHAVE COUNTY ANGEL WHITEHORN, Plaintiff AND DORA LOUISA MEEHAN, (DECEASED, Defendant(s) AND Mohave County...
Trump's pledge to scrap mail-in voting could throw U.S. elections into a tailspin
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to ban mail-in voting ahead of the country's midterm elections — a manoeuvre that could throw the electoral system into disarray and disenfranchise millions of voters who rely on this method to cast a...
Arizona Legislature passes new laws affecting small business after busy legislative session
Grand Canyon Times - Arizona
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August 19, 2025
The Arizona Legislature concluded its regular session on June 27, 2025. Lawmakers filed more than 1,700 bills this year, with 439 bills sent to the Governor and 265 ultimately signed into law. Chad Heinrich, State Director for the National...
Taiwan Semiconductor's Arizona Unit Turns Profitable For First Time
Benzinga
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM posted its first profit from its Arizona unit, bearing testimony to its moat even as Samsung SSNLF and Intel INTC step up efforts to chip away at its dominance. The Taiwanese contract chipmaker’s Arizona...
Trump slams 'anti-American' pushback after fresh delay to Arizona copper mine
CNBC
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August 20, 2025
Coils, coiled copper wires, lie on pallets in the wire plant (coiler) at Aurubis AG. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed an appeals court decision to temporarily block a land transfer needed...
Honolulu City Attorney Used Fictional Case Law To Combat Civil Rights Suit
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 20, 2025
Courts are increasingly grappling with mistakes made by an unethical reliance on artificial intelligence programs, but Honolulu’s top lawyer says the erroneous argument in the high-profile case was the result of sloppy work. An attorney for the...
Court halts Arizona copper mine land swap
ICLG
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Land sacred to Native American tribes is safe from desecration for now, although a final determination is... Land sacred to Native American tribes is safe from desecration for now, although a final determination is yet to be reached. A US court...
Alabama teacher calls state’s new law banning phones in class ‘magic’
The Independent
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August 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Arizona Republican leader: Audit needed to stop ESA voucher abuse
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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August 20, 2025
12News spoke with Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Gina Swoboda about the latest ESA controversy. Other Republican lawmakers declined to comment. PHOENIX — After more revelations of questionable private school voucher spending, Arizona...
Arizona man arrested after allegedly stealing 2 photo radar warning signs from side of road
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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August 20, 2025
After his truck was flashed by a mobile speed camera, 55-year-old Sven Siverston was caught on video stealing the photo radar warning sign. TEMPE, Ariz. — An Arizona man is facing misdemeanor charges after he allegedly stole two photo radar signs,...
New Arizona board to study treatment of sex offenders in effort to reduce recidivism
KJZZ - Arizona
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August 20, 2025
A new board to study treatment of sex offenders goes live next month with an eye on changing laws to reduce recidivism. But no one at the press conference Tuesday to publicize the legislation that created the panel had any data of what the current...
New Arizona panel to study sex offender treatment, monitor rehabilitation standards
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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PHOENIX -- A new board to study treatment of sex offenders goes live next month with an eye on changing laws to reduce recidivism. But no one at the press conference Tuesday to publicize the legislation that created the panel had any data on what...
Rep. Andy Biggs voices support for Trump and calls for election reforms
SE Valley Times - Arizona
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August 19, 2025
Rep. Andy Biggs, a U.S. Congressman representing Arizona’s 5th district since 2017, posted a series of tweets on August 19, 2025, expressing strong support for former President Donald Trump and advocating for changes to election procedures.In a...
Arizona court explained death penalty ruling with ‘dystopian’ AI video
Phoenix New Times - Arizona
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Mylie Biggs, the 25-year-old daughter of MAGA Rep. Andy Biggs, said about a year ago that women shouldn’t hold political office. But now, she is… um, *checks notes* running for office in a bid to represent her father’s old Gilbert district in the...
Election lawyers renew Illinois redistricting reform push
The Voice - Illinois
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August 20, 2025
By Andrew Adams Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com A group of former Barack Obama administration officials and election lawyers announced Tuesday they are attempting to reform the way the state draws district maps for the state...
Arizona death row inmate Djerf receives execution date
AZ Central - Arizona
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Richard Djerf, convicted of murdering four members of his roommate's family in 1993, is scheduled for execution Oct. 17, 2025. Djerf killed the family members because he believed his roommate had stolen from him, according to court documents....
Arizona to launch Sex Offender Management Board to tackle treatment, reform
Arizona’s Family
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August 20, 2025
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A recently passed law is funding Arizona’s first-ever Sex Offender Management Board, which is aimed at getting justice for victims and preventing cases in the future. The board will be made up of 25 people who are experts on...
Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation relaunches account servicing division
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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August 19, 2025
Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation, a trusted leader in escrow services for nearly five decades, announced the relaunch of its Account Servicing Division, offering a more robust and comprehensive suite of program management solutions for...
Arizona sets date for the state's next execution
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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August 20, 2025
Death row inmate Richard Djerf will be executed on October 17. Death row inmate Richard Djerf will be executed on October 17, according to the Arizona Supreme Court. Djerf was convicted of killing a family of four in 1993. Police believe Djerf...
US government investment in Intel looks bad for Leixlip
The Irish Times
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Intel is getting the Donald Trump treatment. Two weeks ago, the president of the United States called for the resignation of Lip-Bu Tan, the recently appointed chief executive of America’s flagship microchip maker. “The CEO of INTEL is highly...