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AG Mayes must again convince grand jurors in fake electors case
Key Points: Judge rules grand jurors lacked key law before indictments issued Defendants argue actions lawful under 1887 Electoral Count Act provisions Mayes plans appeal; trial delay likely as case […]
Eight applicants advance for two Arizona Court of Appeals openings
Eight applicants are advancing to compete for two vacancies on the Arizona Court of Appeals. According to the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments’ March 3. meeting, the candidates will now […]
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.Â
Court rules counties can’t hand-count all ballots in elections
Arizona counties are prohibited by law from hand-counting all ballots in an election, even if they want to do so because county leaders have bought into conspiracy theories that say vote tabulation machines are untrustworthy, the state Court of Appeals ruled.
Judge blocks state from enforcing law regulating who can vote for president
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Arizona from enforcing a 2022 state law regulating who can vote for president.
Lake and Finchem want panel to reconsider dismissal of lawsuit
Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem want a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel to reconsider the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to ban electronic voting systems. Â
Panel considering whether to revive challenge to law barring abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel is mulling whether to revive a challenge to the 2021 law barring abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities. A district court judge previously declined to renew an injunction on the law as he found the abortion providers and organizations that brought the suit no longer had standing to bring a pre-enforcement challenge post-Dobbs.
The impact of DCS’ discovery gap on parents – a former department attorney’s perspective Â
The Attorney General and Department of Child Safety did the right thing here by flagging an issue for the public. Transparency is crucial in the days to come so that we, as advocates for families can trust that we have all the information to which we are entitled to help ensure a fair process.
Court refuses to take up Hamadeh’s bid to overturn AG’s race results
The Arizona Supreme Court refused late Wednesday to take up Abe Hamadeh's bid to overturn the results of the attorney general's race, at least at this point.
US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison
Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.
House attorney urges court to reject Ward’s effort to shield records
The attorney for the U.S. House is urging the Supreme Court to reject a last-ditch effort by the head of the Arizona Republican Party to shield her phone records from the committee looking at the causes of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Case of abortion doctors challenging virtual abortion ban could get complicated
A judge has set a Nov. 3 trial in a bid by doctors to get a declaration that the state's territorial-era law outlawing virtually all abortions does not apply to them.
