Arizona Supreme Court Lets Ruling Tossing Fake Elector Indictment Stand

Our View: It’s time to move on from the fake electors case

The Arizona Supreme Court has given Attorney General Kris Mayes a choice. She can start over and seek a new indictment in the state's fake electors case. Or she can recognize that this long-running political and legal battle has reached…

Arizona Supreme Court lets ruling tossing fake elector indictment stand

PHOENIX -- Attorney General Kris Mayes is going to have to start from scratch if she hopes to charge — much less convict — those involved in the “fake elector” scheme, including former Arizona State Senator Kelli Ward of Lake…

Arizona Supreme Court Deals Major Blow To Attorney General Mayes’ Trump Electors Case

By Staff Reporter | Attorney General Kris Mayes sustained a fatal blow in her case against the 2020 alternate electors for President Donald Trump.  Mayes doesn’t plan on giving up, though.  The Arizona Supreme Court denied Mayes’ appeal of lower court rulings in State v. Ward this week. This means that Mayes must start over to continue prosecution of the alternate electors.  Mayes’ spokesman Richie Taylor confirmed the attorney general plans to …

Court Denies Appeal Of Decision That Ordered Arizona’s Fake Elector Case Back To Grand Jury

PHOENIX (AP) — One of the three remaining criminal cases stemming from efforts by President Donald Trump’s supporters to overturn the 2020 election results appears headed back to a grand jury in Arizona. The case began in April 2024 when an indictment sought by Arizona’s Democratic attorney general charged 18 Republicans with forgery, fraud and conspiracy, accusing them of trying to undo former President Joe Biden’s victory in the state by 10,45…