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Lake, Finchem want U.S. Supreme Court to look at …

3/15/2024
PHOENIX — Kari Lake and Mark Finchem want the U.S. Supreme Court to give them a do-over of their losing claim that machines used to tabulate votes in some Arizona counties are so inherently unreliable that they violate their constitutional rights.

Attorney who represented Finchem agrees to retire in …

1/11/2024
PHOENIX — An attorney who represented Mark Finchem in his ill-fated legal bid to overturn the 2022 race for secretary of state has agreed to retire — at least for now — as part of a deal to resolve a State Bar complaint against him how he handled that case.

Complaints against Arizona judges could change how …

12/18/2023
PHOENIX — A series of complaints against more than a dozen Arizona judges by an out-of-state lawyer could forever change how future election challenges are handled.

State bar places Scottsdale lawmaker on probation for …

12/15/2023
PHOENIX — A state legislator who is a lawyer has been placed on probation for 18 months for his role in three lawsuits challenging the results of the 2020 election and in filing suit against a Democratic state lawmaker for urging the FBI to investigate the activities of Republican lawmakers in and around the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Federal appeals court tosses out Lake, Finchem voting …

10/16/2023
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out claims by losing 2022 candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem that machines used to tabulate votes are so inherently unreliable that they violate their constitutional rights.

Attorney for Lake, Finchem wants electronic ballot …

9/12/2023
PHOENIX — The attorney for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem admitted Tuesday they have no evidence that votes have been improperly counted because the state uses electronic tabulation of ballots.

Trio of Republican lawmakers lose appeal to pay legal …

8/10/2023
PHOENIX — Three current and former Republican lawmakers have been rebuffed by the state Court of Appeals in their bid to avoid paying the legal fees of a Democrat who a trial judge said was unfairly sued by them.

Finchem drops bid to overturn 2022 Secretary of State …

8/1/2023
PHOENIX — Concluding there’s probably no legal path to victory, Mark Finchem is dropping his bid to overturn the 2022 race for secretary of state.

Finchem files 'Statement of interest' to run for state …

7/26/2023
PHOENIX — Rebuffed in his bid to become secretary of state, Mark Finchem now wants to go back to the Legislature. But not from the Pima County district that first elected him in 2014. Finchem on Wednesday filed a “statement of interest” to run for the state Senate for LD 1.

Dershowitz responsible to pay share of fines imposed …

7/14/2023
PHOENIX — Famed constitutional attorney Alan Dershowitz will have to pay a share of the sanctions imposed on the lawyers who brought what a trial judge called a frivolous lawsuit on behalf of failed candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem.

Dershowitz pleads with judge to find him not …

5/25/2023
PHOENIX — 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.

Arizona Republican leader tries to force U.S.-made …

5/22/2023
PHOENIX — The No. 2 Republican in the state senate is telling county election officials they cannot use electronic equipment to cast, record and tabulate ballots unless it is manufactured and assembled in the United States — something not currently available.