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Appellate court upholds Horne campaign finance ruling
The Arizona Court of Appeals rebuffed former Attorney General Tom Horne’s latest attempt to clear himself of the allegations that partially led to his defeat in his re-election campaign, affirming a lower court ruling that upheld a $400,000 fine for campaign finance violations related to his 2010 campaign.
Tom Ryan: His touchstone is a strong Catholic faith
Tom Ryan has been called a political hack and an activist lawyer by those unhappy with the legal work he’s done in the political arena.
Horne asks Court of Appeals to overturn campaign finance fine
Attorneys for former Attorney General Tom Horne and a former aide urged the Arizona Court of Appeals to overturn a $400,000 fine for campaign finance violations on the grounds that Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk violated their due process rights by serving a dual role as both the decision-making in the enforcement action and the prosecutor in their court case.
Reagan, Montgomery want contempt citation for Dem dark money
A Democratic dark money group that ran $1.5 million in ads against Tom Horne in the waning days of the 2010 election must defend itself from accusations of contempt of court after refusing to comply with an order that it register with election officials and disclose its contributors.
Cap Times Q&A: Tyler Montague: Targeting politicians who have crossed the line
Often, today’s political activism springs from yesterday’s upheavals, when a crisis alters the landscape and shapes the minds of a young generation. Such is the case with Tyler Montague, a banker from Mesa and now president of Public Integrity Alliance.
Public interest group asks Bitter Smith to quit jobs outside Corporation Commission
A group that went after former Attorney General Tom Horne is demanding that Corporation Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith quit her jobs outside the commission and stop any lobbying activities while she remains in office.
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.
Arizona Supreme Court rejects appeal from campaign group
A four-year legal saga over campaign finance laws came to an end as the Arizona Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the Committee for Justice and Fairness, allowing an appellate court’s ruling against the group to stand.
Brnovich clears out Horne staffers
Many of Tom Horne’s top staffers followed him out the door on Monday as newly inaugurated Attorney General Mark Brnovich cleared out remnants of his predecessor’s administration.
Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Tom Horne: paper’s “false attacks” led to defeat
Attorney General Tom Horne says his loss in the Republican primary came about because he was targeted for defeat by the state’s largest circulation newspaper. Horne spoke about that, his accomplishments and disappointments in office, and what is next for him in a recent exit interview with the Arizona Capitol Times.
Schools, same sex marriage, ‘dreamers’ win in court
Courts in 2014 struck down Arizona laws by siding with gays, abortion providers, and illegal immigrants. Public school students also got a big win in court, but that case probably won’t be resolved any time soon.
