The motion to dismiss fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges is based on Arizona’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) law, which since 2022 has barred prosecutors from bringing ...

A big legal victory for the so-called “Arizona fake electors" after a judge allowed them to continue their free speech defense.

Lawyers for two of Arizona's so-called "fake electors" scored a legal victory in their First Amendment defense to get the criminal charges dropped.

Attorneys for the defendants claim the case violates a 2022 state law known as "SLAPP," which allows cases to be dismissed if the defense can prove the case violates freedom of speech. A judge ruled ...

The defendant was convicted of crimes that occurred shortly before Officer Christopher Farrar was killed in the East Valley.