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national monument, Grand Canyon, Biden, Petersen, Toma, lawsuit
Feb 13, 2024

Legislative leaders sue Biden over ‘land grab’

Top legislative Republicans filed suit Monday against President Biden over his decision last year to designate nearly 1 million acres of federal land near the Grand Canyon as a national monument.

Feb 10, 2024

GOP, conservative group challenge new elections procedures

The Arizona Free Enterprise Club is asking a judge to void proposed rules that say its members have no right to photograph, approach, question and even seek "documentation'' of voters who are using drop boxes.

Feb 1, 2024

Lawmakers challenge parts of state’s election procedures

Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma filed a special action to nullify provisions of the latest Elections Procedures Manual that they contend conflict with Arizona election law. 

Jan 26, 2024

Mayes threatens feds with court over state tax rebate

The Internal Revenue Service has no right to force 750,000 Arizona families who got a state income tax rebate last year to now pay federal taxes on the funds, Attorney General Kris Mayes said Thursday.

Secretary of State-elect Katie Hobbs (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 24, 2024

Hobbs responds to Senate lawsuit over director nominations

State senators have no legal right to demand that Gov. Katie Hobbs immediately send them her nominations for directors to head more than a dozen state agencies, an attorney for the governor is arguing.

Jan 17, 2024

Judge rules No Labels can refuse to let candidates run under its banner

Arizonans can't run for office under the No Labels banner unless the party gives them permission.

election workers, threats, Arizona, Iowa
Jan 15, 2024

Mohave county supervisor wants judge to declare hand counting votes legal

A Mohave County supervisor wants a judge to bar Attorney General Kris Mayes from subjecting him to "threats and intimidation'' for pushing for a hand count of elections.

Lake, Senate, Trump, election
Jan 11, 2024

Court rejects Lake’s appeal in defamation case

Kari Lake can't escape having to convince a jury she didn't defame Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.

sentencing, threats, Maricopa County, Arizona, Texas, prison
Jan 5, 2024

Judge to rule whether No Labels can keep candidates off ballot

A federal judge is considering whether to allow No Labels Arizona to solely run a presidential candidate in 2024 and bar any other interested parties from running under the party’s banner.  

Hamadeh, Mayes, election contest, Mohave County
Jan 2, 2024

Hamadeh makes new challenge to election loss

Rebuffed in prior legal attempts to overturn his loss in the race for attorney general, Abe Hamadeh now is trying to get a judge to declare that Kris Mayes is holding office illegally.

Dec 21, 2023

2 Cochise County officials arraigned in election certification case

Two Cochise County supervisors pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county's 2022 midterm election results. 

Richer, Maricopa County, elections, Maricopa County Recorder, Republicans, Democrats, ballots, election
Dec 20, 2023

Richer’s defamation suit against Lake heading to trial

A defamation suit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer against one-time gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake lives after a superior court judge found Lake’s statements could not be deemed “rhetorical hyperbole.” 

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