Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times

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Kiera Riley

Kiera covers the courts and education for the Arizona Capitol Times. She earned her bachelors from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 2022. During her time in school, Kiera worked as a reporter and managing editor for State Press Magazine, a business and social justice reporter for Cronkite News and a politics intern for the Arizona Republic. Before joining the Capitol Times, she worked as a freelance news reporter for the Phoenix New Times. Kiera is a 2022 Hearst Journalism Awards finalist and received Article of the Year for a feature story covering how a dubbed version of Star Wars assisted in Indigenous language learning and preservation.

She can be reached at (602) 889-7132 or kriley@azcapitoltimes.com

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Recent Articles from Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times

courts June 21, 2024

Arizona must pay $2.65 million in attorneys fees from prison lawsuit

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry owes $2.65 million in attorneys fees after settling a nearly nine-year federal civil rights lawsuit over censorship of a legal magazine sent to inmates.

Hobbs appeals ruling in sidestepping Senate confirmation

In a special action filed in the Arizona Court of Appeals June 18, Gov. Katie Hobbs Hobbs challenged a Superior Court ruling that deemed her appointment of executive deputy directors in lieu of sending nominees through the Senate confirmation committee to be illegal.

courts June 19, 2024

Attorney: Indicted Cochise County supervisors to challenge adverse court ruling

Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby’s attempts to see two felony charges for allegedly delaying the canvass of the 2022 election dismissed or returned to the grand jury failed, a judge ruled Tuesday, pushing the case closer to trial.

courts June 13, 2024

Groups file second legal challenge to border measure

Two lawsuits challenging a recently passed border security measure will move forward as one after parties agreed to consolidate the legal efforts in a status conference Tuesday.

Legal heavyweights defend ‘alternate electors’, Trump associates

The lineup of defense attorneys for the 11 Arizona Republicans and 7 national advisers and attorneys for former president Donald Trump includes political litigation heavyweights, with attorneys’ past experiences spanning criminal defense, prosecution and civil litigation and hailing from county, state and federal law enforcement offices.

Blehm, Lake, election contest, State Bar

Lake’s attorney suspended for false statements to court

The state’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge suspended Kari Lake’s attorney Bryan Blehm for two months with a year-long probation period for claiming it was an “undisputed fact” Maricopa County injected more than 35,500 ballots into the 2022 election count in filings to the Arizona Supreme Court.

education June 7, 2024

Embattled ex-school leader launches advisory group

The state’s largest elementary school district is contemplating cutting ties with the Arizona School Boards Association and employing the services of a another policy provider.

Governor's Office June 5, 2024

Court rules Gov. Hobbs broke law to circumvent nomination process

Gov. Katie Hobbs violated state law in sidestepping the Senate director nomination confirmation process and opting to appoint executive deputy directors instead, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled today.

courts May 24, 2024

Judge to issue sanctions against Lake’s attorney for misleading court

Kari Lake’s attorney Bryan Blehm could be blocked from litigating election contests in 2024 if the state presiding disciplinary judge rules in line with a recommendation from the State Bar.

courts May 22, 2024

Indicted so-called ‘fake electors’ arraigned

A state lawmaker, eight other Arizona Republicans and two Donald Trump allies indicted in the state’s fake electors scheme filed in front of a Maricopa County superior court commissioner and pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges this morning.

courts May 17, 2024

Court dirt could become mud to sling in Senate campaigns

With ad blitzes impending and court dates orbiting closer to key election dates, court proceedings revolving around senate candidates Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego stand to reveal information that could be readily leveraged for attack.

Former Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake, right, stands next to her attorney Bryan Blehm at Maricopa County Superior Court during a voting records trial Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

courts May 10, 2024

Attorney discipline could be battle ground in 2024 election

A state Supreme Court ruling and ongoing attorney discipline proceedings stand to shape how courts and the State Bar dole out discipline for attorneys involved in unsuccessful election cases.

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