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Attorney asks judge not to find him financially liable for sanctions tied to Lake and Finchem's lawsuit

Nationally known constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz pleaded with a federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday not to find him financially liable for sanctions levied against lawyers who filed what the judge ruled was a frivolous lawsuit on behalf of two failed Republican candidates. Dershowitz, a retired Harvard Law School professor[...]

Lake, Finchem, sanctions, attorney

Lake exhausts her last attempt at overturning election results

Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake saw her last attempt to overturn the 2022 election rejected as a judge dismissed the final count in her election contest.  Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson dismissed Lake’s signature verification claim again, finding the county did in fact conduct signature verificati[...]

Lake, Hobbs, election, governor

Judge: Lake's attorneys need to prove no signature verification took place

[caption id="attachment_258224" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kari Lake, who at this time was the Arizona Republican candidate for governor, speaks to supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale on Nov. 8, 2022. A superior court judge on May 17, 2023 tasked failed gubernatorial candidate Lake’s attorneys with proving [...]

Lake, records, election, Maricopa County
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Hamadeh's attorneys say judge 'would have ruled differently' if could have shown more evidence

[caption id="attachment_258386" align="aligncenter" width="575"] Abe Hamadeh, who at this time was the Republican candidate for state attorney general, talks to his supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale on Nov. 8, 2022. In a hearing on May 16, 2023 on a motion for a new trial, attorneys for Hamadeh, the unsuccessful [...]

Hamadeh, Mayes, attorney general, election, lawsuit, Maricopa County, attorney, Democrats, Republicans, Trump, election deniers, Lake, Hobbs, Democrats, Republicans, tabulation, general election, contest, pens, Maricopa County, Mohave County
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Committee falls short of required signatures to prompt election to oust Cochise County supervisor

[caption id="attachment_262374" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Cochise County District 1 Supervisor Tom Crosby responds to criticisms over a proposed transfer of election functions and duties to the county recorder at the Cochise County Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 14, 2023, in Bisbee. Organizers of an effort to recall Cros[...]

Crosby, Cochise County, recall
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Taskforce proposes changes to evaluating judges

[caption id="attachment_261869" align="aligncenter" width="620"] The Judicial Performance Review taskforce has publicized its recommendations on changes to the evaluation process for the judges and justices subject to retention elections. (Deposit Photos)[/caption] The Judicial Performance Review taskforce released its recommendat[...]

judges, JPR, judicial review
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Taskforce makes recommendations on changes to evaluation process for judges

[caption id="attachment_254596" align="aligncenter" width="620"] The Judicial Performance Review taskforce released its recommendations on changes to the evaluation process for the judges and justices subject to retention elections. The revamping of the rules for the JPR Commission comes after the anomalous 2022 election where voters[...]

election, judges, retention, voters, ballots, Stephen M. Hopkins, Rusty Crandell, Benjamin Norris,Judge Howard Sukenic, Maricopa County Superior Court

Shah pursuing Schweikert’s seat in Congress

[caption id="attachment_261573" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Democratic state lawmaker is running for Congress and wants to challenge U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz, who represents the district that had one of the state’s tightest races in the 2022 election. Rep. Amish Shah, D-Phoenix, announced his candidacy on April 5. [...]

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Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in

[caption id="attachment_258586" align="aligncenter" width="620"] (Photo by Pexels)[/caption] 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 h[...]

elections, Ducey, Hobbs, Lake, Finchem, Mayes, Hamadeh, ballots, hand counts, election deniers
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Judge orders Finchem to pay legal fees of Fontes

[caption id="attachment_257862" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Mark Finchem, a Republican who at this time was a candidate for secretary of state, listens to instructions prior to debating Democratic challenger Adrian Fontes on Sept. 22, 2022 in Phoenix. A judge on March 6, 2023 ordered Finchem and his attorney to pay the legal fee[...]

Finchem, Fontes, Lake, Hobbs, election contest lawsuit, ballots, ink, Maricopa County, general election, campaign, donors, Trump, insurrection, U.S. Capitol, riots, lawsuit, GOP, Arizona Republican Party, ballots, early voting, election challenge, Maricopa County, Jan. 6
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Senate Minority leader leaves leadership to run for Congress 

[caption id="attachment_251953" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sen. Minority Leader Raquel Terán, D-Phoenix, is resigning from her leadership role in the Senate to run for Congressman Ruben Gallego, D-AZ's, congressional seat. (Photo by Pexels)[/caption] Sen. Minority Leader Raquel Terán, D-Phoenix, is stepping down from her l[...]

Democrats, Gallego, election, ballots, Sinema, No Labels, lawsuit
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Groundwater mostly unregulated, impacts rural areas 

[caption id="attachment_260583" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A researcher measures the dimensions of a well. Groundwater is one of the main water resources for most of the state, but it is finite and mostly unregulated, especially in rural communities that solely depend on it. (Photo courtesy of Scott Stuk/Arizona Department of W[...]

groundwater, Douglas, rural areas, Arizona, Arizona Department of Water Resources, AMAs, Hobbs, ADWR

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