Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap scored two major court victories. First, the judge ruled he can retain outside counsel pro bono without County Attorney approval. Second, a TRO blocked the BOS subpoenas targeting his staff as potential retaliation. BOS defies Judge Blaney's TRO by scheduling Feb 9 testimony session anyway. Order to Show Cause hearing set for Feb 11 at 9:00 a.m. to address the defiance.

The Arizona State Senate passed a non-binding resolution urging Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes to resign over her televised comments suggesting that Arizonans could legally use lethal force against ICE agents under the state's Stand Your Ground law if they reasonably feared for their lives. Republicans criticized the remarks as reckless and inflammatory, while Mayes defended them as an accurate explanation of existing law amid concerns about aggressive federal immigra

In sworn testimony on January 26, 2026, Maricopa County Senior Director of Voter Registration Janine Petty revealed that legal voters who cast provisional ballots in the 2024 General Election—but timely provided required proof of citizenship or residency—were illegally disenfranchised, as their full ballots (including state and local races) were not pulled and counted per Arizona law.

Maricopa County chairwoman clashes with her attorney & the county recorder in ongoing dispute over statutory duties.