Appeals Court Blocks Attempts to Reverse AG Election, Voter Decisions on Key Propositions
The Court of Appeals is not going to oust Kris Mayes as attorney general and replace her with Abe Hamadeh. They’re also not going to declare that a voter-passed measure […]
AZ Supreme Court to see Lake, Hamadeh, Finchem 2022 election cases on Nov. 6
Three Republicans who lost their 2022 election bids will finally have their cases looked at by the Arizona Supreme Court – the day after the 2024 election. That’s the day […]
Fontes challenges Pinal County’s election violations in state Supreme Court
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to force Pinal County to comply with state election laws – and do so this year. In new filings, […]
Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 120 guns in his home, officials find
An Arizona prosecutor said the man arrested in the shooting of a Democratic National Committee office in suburban Phoenix had more than 120 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition […]
Justice faces ethics complaint over pledge to ‘fight for conservative principles’
A complaint submitted to the state’s judicial conduct commission alleges Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick violated judicial ethics for vowing to continue “fighting for conservative principles” at a Republican […]
Cochise County supervisor pleas guilty for delaying 2022 election certification
Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd pled guilty to a single misdemeanor for delaying certification of the 2022 election and avoided felony charges as part of a plea deal extended by […]
Judicial retention PACs raising money, foes going door-to-door
Political action committees aimed at keeping Arizona Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King on the bench spent big last quarter, while a committee to oust the justices is […]
Courts prepare for influx of election challenges, legal questions remain
After litigious 2020 and 2022 elections, another round of legal challenges in 2024 are all but assumed by the judiciary, election attorneys and professionals, with contests set to enter a […]
Corporation Commission defends exempting power plant from environmental review
The Arizona Corporation Commission is denying claims made by Attorney General Kris Mayes and two environmental groups about the commission’s decision to exempt a power plant expansion from environmental review. […]
Lake left empty-handed after Gallego divorce records unsealed
It’s October, but there was no surprise in the long-sought divorce records of U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. And that leaves Ruben’s foe in […]
Fontes wants to keep voter list from public before election
The attorney for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told a judge Tuesday that if he makes public the names of 218,000 voters who may not have proven citizenship ahead of […]
Hamadeh refuses to give up quest for re-vote of AG race
Republican Abe Hamadeh won’t give up his bid to challenge his loss to Democrat Kris Mayes in the 2022 race for attorney general even if Arizonans vote to send him […]