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May 25, 2024, 10:00PM MST

Former AG candidate goes to high court to change election results

Abe Hamadeh has no one to blame but his own legal team for a trial judge refusing to overturn his 2022 loss in the race for attorney general, a lawyer for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is arguing. In new filings Friday, Craig Morgan told the Arizona Supreme Court that the bid by Hamadeh for a new trial has multiple flaws. If noth[...]

courts May 24, 2024, 7:28PM MST

Judge to issue sanctions against Lake’s attorney for misleading court

Kari Lake’s attorney Bryan Blehm could be blocked from litigating election contests in 2024 if the state presiding disciplinary judge rules in line with a recommendation from the State Bar. After Presiding Disciplinary Judge Margaret Downie found Blehm violated rules of attorney conduct by claiming to the Arizona Supreme Court tha[...]

courts May 17, 2024, 2:32PM MST

Court dirt could become mud to sling in Senate campaigns

With ad blitzes impending and court dates orbiting closer to key election dates, court proceedings revolving around senate candidates Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego stand to reveal information that could be readily leveraged for attack. Lake defaulted in a defamation lawsuit brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer over the t[...]

courts May 2, 2024, 12:41AM MST

AG candidate tries again to redo election

Arizona’s 2022 election for attorney general that saw Republican Abraham Hamadeh lose by just 280 votes should be redone because Maricopa County failed to test their ballot printers and thousands of voters were unable to cast a ballot, Hamadeh's lawyer told a judge Wednesday. Attorney Ryan Heath urged Maricopa County Superior Cour[...]

courts Apr 22, 2024, 8:27PM MST

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 that they violate their constitutional rights. In a brief order Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the petition they filed to review the decisions o[...]

Finchem, Lake, Senate, House, Secretary of State, 2024 primary
courts Apr 20, 2024, 8:52PM MST

Retaliation or criminal conspiracy? Attorneys for indicted Cochise County supervisors aim to toss case

Attorneys for two Cochise County supervisors facing criminal charges lashed out Friday in a hearing at Attorney General Kris Mayes for indicting them in the first place. Dennis Wilenchik who represents Tom Crosby called the move "vindictive and in retribution'' because his client and Peggy Judd, both Republicans, said they had the r[...]

courts Apr 2, 2024, 2:18AM MST

Hamadeh loses another court challenge, gets sanctioned

A judge has tossed the latest bid by Abe Hamadeh and others to decertify the results of the 2022 election, order it rerun in Maricopa County and declare that Kris Mayes is holding the office of attorney general illegally. And now he and his attorney are on the hook for paying the legal fees of the state and county officials he sued.[...]

Hamadeh, Lesko, Congress
Mar 26, 2024, 11:51PM MST

Kari Lake concedes defamation lawsuit brought by fellow Republican

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against former gubernatorial and current Senate candidate Kari Lake is ending in a default judgment in Richer’s favor and an award of damages to be determined by the court after Lake bowed out of defending the suit Tuesday.     Attorneys for Lake failed to file an ans[...]

Lake, Richer, Maricopa County, lawsuit, election

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