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Tribe seeks legal order preventing Ducey, Brnovich interference in West Valley casino licensing
Gov. Doug Ducey and Attorney General Mark Brnovich are active participants in trying to block a West Valley casino and should be held accountable in court, an attorney for the Tohono O’odham Nation is charging.
Arizona, other states, seek stay of new clean air rule
As the state’s energy officials continue to sift through a final federal rule to curb carbon emissions, Attorney General Mark Brnovich has already decided the rule itself is unlawful and has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to stay its implementation.
State officials’ attorneys argue they can’t be sued by tribe trying to open West Valley casino
Attorneys for three state officials told a federal judge on Friday the Tohono O’odham Nation has no right to sue them in its bid to open a casino on the edge of Glendale.
Elected officials can talk about ballot measures but can’t advocate a vote, AG concludes
A new opinion issued by Attorney General Mark Brnovich more clearly outlines how public and elected officials may exercise their free speech rights without improperly using public money to influence elections.
Attorney General’s Office evacuated after bomb threat, but no explosives found
The office was evacuated for about an hour today as bomb-sniffing dogs searched the agency after a man phoned in a bomb threat.
Judge rejects state’s demands for more disclosure from tribe in West Valley casino fight
A federal judge has slapped down much of the effort by the state to force the Tohono O’odham Nation to produce more documents in Arizona’s fight to stop the tribe from opening a new casino near Glendale.
Brnovich won’t join other AGs in asking phone companies to help customers block robocalls
Attorneys general from around the nation are asking phone companies to help customers block robocalls and unwanted telemarketers. But not Mark Brnovich.
AG seeks to drop appeal in ‘political committee’ case
The Attorney General last week asked the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to moot the state’s appeal in Galassini v. Fountain Hills, which invalidated Arizona’s old definition of political committee.
Families of perished Yarnell firefighters agree to substantially reduced settlement
A dozen families of the 19 firefighters killed two years ago fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire have agreed to a settlement giving them just a fraction of what they were seeking from the state.
Epitaph for a logo: A book gives way to a sword
I feel I must write an epitaph for a pro bono logo I designed in 1992. On Friday, the Office of the Arizona Attorney General announced the rollout of a new seal. I’m quite certain no one at the office remembers when or who designed it, citing “many years” since a “significant update,” but it was me.
AG withdraws opinion on use of public dollars on elections
Following a barrage of criticism, an opinion by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that allowed officials to use public resources on election topics has been withdrawn.
Former DCS head says Brnovich made decision to bar married gay couples from adopting
The former head of the state’s child safety agency said Monday it was Attorney General Mark Brnovich and not he who precipitated a February decision to stop allowing married gay couples to jointly adopt or become foster parents.
