In re: Ben Toma, et al v. USDC-AZP

  1. May 10, 2024

    Ariz. GOP Wants A Say In VRA Dispute Headed For 9th Circ.

    The Arizona Republican Party wants to intervene in a Voting Rights Act dispute headed for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that it intends to defend the validity of the provisions of two state redistricting laws that a lower court found violated federal law.

  2. November 27, 2023

    Justice Kagan Denies Stay In Ariz. VRA Privilege Dispute

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Monday denied a request by two of Arizona's top Republican lawmakers seeking to stay a discovery order compelling them to produce their communications and documentation in an ongoing Voting Rights Act case.

  3. November 20, 2023

    Ariz. Lawmakers Take VRA Privilege Dispute To High Court

    Two of Arizona's top Republican lawmakers are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to stay a discovery order compelling them to produce their communications and documentation in an ongoing Voting Rights Act case, saying it violates their right to legislative privilege.

  4. October 13, 2023

    9th Circ. Says Ariz. VRA Privilege Question Warrants Answer

    A split Ninth Circuit panel has stayed a lower court's order compelling two top Republican Arizona lawmakers to produce their communications in an ongoing Voting Rights Act case, saying the question of legislative privilege warrants an answer from all real parties in the litigation.

  5. October 05, 2023

    Stay Will Jeopardize Ariz.'s Voting Suit Trial, 9th Circ. Told

    The Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party are urging the Ninth Circuit to deny an emergency request by two state lawmakers to stay a lower court's order that found they waived legislative privilege in a Voting Rights Act suit, saying any pause in the litigation could jeopardize an upcoming trial ahead of the state's election.