The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office has scheduled an informal settlement conference in the campaign finance case against Attorney General Tom Horne.

Attorney General Tom Horne is asking for a settlement conference in his campaign finance case, just weeks before an administrative law judge will hear oral arguments on the allegations against him and a top aide.

For the second time, a Maricopa County judge rejected an attempt by Attorney General Tom Horne and ally Kathleen Winn to challenge the constitutionality of Arizona’s campaign contribution limits, a case that could have undermined the campaign finance charges they’re facing.

Before the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office can try to win its campaign finance fight against Tom Horne and Kathleen Winn, it’ll have to win the fight over whether it can prosecute the attorney general and his ally in the first place.