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Courts From left, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, both of Arizona, were among six Republican House members who called on the Justice Department Tuesday to respond to what the called the mistreaetment of "political prisoners" arrested in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. (Photo courtesy C-SPAN)
Courts Group Plans Appeal in Effort to Keep Gosar, Biggs, Finchem off Ballot

The case cites the 14th Amendment, which prohibits people who have taken an oath to defend the Constitution from holding office if they then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the government.

Camila Pedrosa Camila Pedrosa May 2, 2022 12:35 pm MST
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Arizona Retired Republican State Legislator Gets Prison For Filing False Tax Return

The former legislator and justice of the peace agreed that the tax loss resulting from his conduct was over $200,000.

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Courts Former NC Chief Justice Cheri Beasley (center), now a U.S. Senate candidate, wound up on some shortlists as a potential justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo from Beasley campaign).
Courts North Carolina Republicans Eye State Courts as Next Political Battlegrounds

Republicans and their allies have themselves spent millions of dollars on North Carolina Supreme Court races over the past decade.

Associated Press Associated Press February 25, 2022 8:34 am MST
Courts FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Miami. The Florida Supreme Court told DeSantis on Thursday, Feb. 9, it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman's district is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Courts Florida Republicans Eye State Courts as Next Political Battlegrounds

Earlier this month, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously rejected a request from Gov. DeSantis to dissolve a north Florida district drawn to give Black voters a chance to pick their own representatives.

Associated Press Associated Press February 25, 2022 8:15 am MST
Courts FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2020 file photo shown is a general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania's highest court is breaking a partisan deadlock over a new map of congressional districts by selecting boundaries that broadly adhere to the current outlines of the state's districts. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Courts Pennsylvania Republicans Eye State Courts as Next Political Battlegrounds

In Pennsylvania, Democrats have a three-justice majority and no justices are up for election this year. But the Republican state legislature has been trying to constrain the court's power since 2018.

Associated Press Associated Press February 25, 2022 8:12 am MST

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Courts Court Rejects Arizona Senate’s Attempt to Keep Audit Documents Private

The Arizona Senate was ordered to release the 1,000 documents it had been withholding from public records requests.

Associated Press Associated Press January 25, 2022 2:20 pm MST
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Arizona Arizona Supreme Court Delivers Win for Prop 208—But It May Be Brief

The ruling said if the lower court decides that the spending limit is exceeded, it must declare Proposition 208 unconstitutional and void it entirely.

Associated Press Associated Press August 19, 2021 2:09 pm MST