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Arizona Lawmakers Launch Criminal Referral Against Former Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer

March 23, 2026 1:45 pmMarch 23, 2026 1:45 pm

Arizona lawmakers have launched a criminal referral against former Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, alleging he obstructed legislative oversight by advising other county recorders not to comply with public records requests concerning the 2022 general election. The stunning development was...

Feds Arrest 10 in Sophisticated Identity Theft Ring That Stole $17M From Elderly Homeowners

March 19, 2026 2:07 pmMarch 20, 2026 11:05 am

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli delivered another powerful blow against the wave of fraud plaguing California, announcing today the arrests of 10 defendants — eight in Los Angeles County and two foreign nationals — charged in a 15-count federal...

AZ GOP Lawmaker Presents Evidence of Voter Roll ‘Anomalies,’ Plans Federal Criminal Referral

March 16, 2026 1:43 pmMarch 16, 2026 1:43 pm

Arizona State Rep. John Gillette (R-Kingman) presented a detailed investigative packet to the Arizona House Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections on March 11 outlining alleged voter registration irregularities and discrepancies between county election records and figures reported by...

Trump DOJ Sues to Kill California’s ‘Backdoor’ EV Mandate

March 12, 2026 3:30 pmMarch 13, 2026 8:37 am

President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against California on Thursday, accusing the state of imposing an unlawful “backdoor” electric vehicle (EV) mandate through stringent mileage and emissions rules that burden automakers and inflate costs for consumers. Attorney...

SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds Deference to Immigration Agencies in Asylum Denials

March 6, 2026 7:55 amMarch 6, 2026 11:23 am

In a unanimous 9-0 decision (see below) delivered by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, that federal appeals courts must apply a deferential “substantial-evidence” standard when reviewing immigration agency determinations of whether undisputed facts constitute “persecution”...

Ninth Circuit Delivers Blow to Federal Unions, Upholds Trump Executive Order on National Security Exemptions

February 27, 2026 9:51 amFebruary 27, 2026 10:25 am

In a significant victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline federal operations and prioritize national security, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated (see below) a lower court’s preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14251. The ruling,...

Ninth Circuit Blocks California’s Entire ‘No Secret Police Act’ in Major Win for Trump DOJ

February 20, 2026 12:15 pmFebruary 22, 2026 8:43 am

In yet another humiliating defeat for Governor Gavin Newsom’s war on federal immigration enforcement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a full stay Thursday blocking enforcement of California’s entire “No Secret Police Act” (Senate Bill 627),...