Lake, Finchem attorneys beat State Bar in discipline case
Two attorneys who represented former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and former-Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem in their bid to see electronic voting systems outlawed ahead of the 2022 election dodged disciplinary action following a ruling by the state disciplinary panel.
Attorneys who sought voting machine ban face discipline panel
Two attorneys behind a 2022 federal lawsuit to block the use of electronic voting systems appeared in front of the state’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge panel for a hearing to determine whether the two acted unethically.
Court upholds legal fees penalty for former SOS candidate
Mark Finchem and his attorney can't escape a court order that they pay more than $47,000 in legal fees in his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2022 loss in the race for secretary of state.
Attorney for Lake, Finchem promises more litigation after U.S. Supreme Court rejects claims on voting machines
Kari Lake and Mark Finchem are not going to get a do-over of their losing claim that machines used in some Arizona counties to tally ballots are so inherently unreliable […]
Lake takes election legal fight to U.S. Supreme Court
Kari Lake and Mark Finchem want the U.S. Supreme Court to give them a do-over of their losing claim that machines used to tabulate votes in some Arizona counties are so inherently unreliable that they violate their constitutional rights.
Finchem’s attorney argues against sanctions
Judges heard arguments today from attorneys for Finchem and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over whether Finchem’s suit was “groundless” and brought “in bad faith,” warranting more than $47,000 in attorney's fees.
Complaint contends judges in election cases have conflict of interest
A series of complaints against more than a dozen Arizona judges by an out-of-state lawyer could forever change how future election challenges are handled.
Kolodin agrees to Bar discipline in connection with election challenges
A state legislator who is a lawyer has been placed on probation for 18 months for his role in three lawsuits challenging the results of the 2020 election and in filing suit against a Democratic state lawmaker for urging the FBI to investigate the activities of Republican lawmakers in and around the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Finchem, Kern, Gosar must pay former minority leader’s legal fees
The state Court of Appeals rebuffed three current and former Republican lawmakers in their bid to avoid paying the legal fees of a Democrat who a trial judge said was unfairly sued by them.
Court to hear arguments on full hand counts in Cochise County
At least one appellate court judge appears ready to let Cochise County do a full hand count of its early ballots. But not of those voted at polling places.
Election denier Finchem penalized $40K, Lake off the hook
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian ordered Finchem to pay $40,565 in legal fees and costs to Adrian Fontes, the Democrat who defeated him in the November election.
Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in
The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or she is on the ballot - leaving the proposal one vote away in the House from heading to Democratic governor and former secretary of state Katie Hobbs' desk.