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F-bombs prove ASU not behind Covid party posts
No “reasonably prudent” person would believe that Arizona State University was advertising on Instagram during the pandemic for students to get “f----ing lit” at maskless parties.
AG lawsuit seeks environmental impact study on federal immigration policy
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is hoping to use federal environmental laws to force the Biden administration to resume construction of the border wall.
Groups settle lawsuit over ballot counting
In a deal reached Thursday, two groups who challenged the law will not pursue their claim that it is unconstitutional to refuse to count ballots that have not arrived in the mail by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Court rules ballot measures can’t use online signature gathering
Arizona groups still trying to put a measure on the November ballot are going to have to try to get needed signatures the old fashioned face-to-face way despite the COVID-19... […]
Judge rules against initiative backers who want online signature gathering
A federal judge late Friday tossed out a bid to allow initiative organizers to get the signatures they need through an online portal.
Judge hears arguments on online signatures for ballot measures
A federal judge on Tuesday questioned an attorney for the state how he can argue that allowing initiatives to use an online system to gather signatures could lead to fraud when state lawmakers allow themselves and others candidates to use the same process.
Repubican Party opposes use of online system for ballot measures
The attorney for the Arizona Republican Party says a system that allows people to sign petitions online -- the same one used by political candidates -- is "highly susceptible to fraud.''
Hobbs won’t contest legal challenge to put initiative signature gathering online
The state's chief elections officer said she won't oppose legal efforts to allow initiative drives to gather the remaining signatures they need online.
State claims Election Day deadline not illegal
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is asking a federal judge to declare there's nothing unconstitutional about requiring people to get their early ballots to county offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Progressive groups challenge law on deadline for ballots
Saying voters are being disenfranchised, two groups are asking a federal judge to void an Arizona law that says ballots have to be received by county officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Ousted lawmaker takes case to 9th Circuit
With new legal help, former Rep. Don Shooter is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to give him a chance to prove that his civil rights were violated when he was ousted by colleagues – and to expose what he claims are improper and illegal bidding practices.
Judge dismisses federal claims in ousted lawmaker’s lawsuit
A federal judge late Friday threw out charges by former state Rep. Don Shooter that his civil rights were violated by an investigation that resulted in his ouster last year from the state House.
