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AG Brnovich Leads 20-State Amicus Brief Supporting Kentucky AG’s Defense of State Laws in Federal Court
By Katie Connor, Prescott News, December 9, 2020
Story continues below advertisementAttorney General Mark Brnovich announced that Arizona led a 20-state amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to reverse a decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that prevented the Kentucky Attorney General from intervening to defend a state law after the state official named declined to continue defending the law through the appellate process.
“Arizonans know first-hand how elected officials can fail to respect the law,” said General Brnovich. “Attorneys General have a duty to ensure state laws receive a faithful defense regardless of the inaction of other government officials.”
The matter of strategic capitulation in litigation is not reserved to Kentucky. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office, for example, has had to intervene in several important elections cases over the past year after the Arizona Secretary of State failed to defend challenged laws. One such prominent case, Brnovich v DNC, is now before SCOTUS.
The issue of whether an Attorney General can intervene in federal court to continue the defense of a challenged state law is an important component of our democratic system of governance. Public officials are not empowered to repeal duly enacted state laws unilaterally. Federal courts must permit Attorneys General to continue the defense of state law when others will not. This rule respects the voters’ ability to elect legislators separately from executive officials and preserves the checks balances within the state’s legislative process.
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In the Kentucky case, the Attorney General defended the state law on behalf of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS). The Secretary of CHFS is appointed by the Governor. When the CHFS chose not to seek further review of a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, the Kentucky Attorney General moved to intervene in the case and continue defending the law. However, the Sixth Circuit did not allow the Kentucky Attorney General to intervene. The Kentucky Attorney General is asking SCOTUS to consider whether a state attorney general should be allowed to intervene to defend a state law, after a federal court of appeals invalidates it and no other state official will defend it.
Attorney General Brnovich was joined in the brief by Attorneys General representing the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.
Copy of Amicus Brief.
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16 Comments
3 years ago
We The People are AGGRIEVED!
3 years ago
Is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton the same Ken Paxton currently under investigation for felony bribery and abuse of office for helping a wealthy donor? From the state suing other states for voter fraud with zero evidence? From a party that has become an ugly stain on American politics and that lives in a delusional bubble and believes whatever the lifelong lying, adulterous, orange con man tells it? The party with that uneducated and subservient mob of cultish low lifes? Well? Is it?
3 years ago
Reply to
FishsticksForMe
On March 2, 2017, Mazzant dismissed the civil securities fraud case against Paxton for a second time on grounds that the attorney general had “no plausible legal duty” to inform investors that he would earn a commission if they purchased stock in a technical company that Paxton represented. With the second dismissal of the case with prejudice, the SEC could not bring new action on the same claim against Paxton. The dismissal of the SEC case did not have a direct impact on the state criminal case, which remained pending. However, the burden of proof in criminal court is higher than in civil court. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton#Securities_fraud_indictment
3 years ago
Reply to
FishsticksForMe
On March 2, 2017, Mazzant dismissed the civil securities fraud case against Paxton for a second time on grounds that the attorney general had “no plausible legal duty” to inform investors that he would earn a commission if they purchased stock in a technical company that Paxton represented. With the second dismissal of the case with prejudice, the SEC could not bring new action on the same claim against Paxton. The dismissal of the SEC case did not have a direct impact on the state criminal case, which remained pending. However, the burden of proof in criminal court is higher than in civil court. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton#Securities_fraud_indictment
3 years ago
Reply to
FishsticksForMe
Sure we believe you liars. Millions of dollars and 5 years later and you liars still say Trump is guilty too.
I don’t believe anything you creeps say. Actually anyone YOU accuse makes me think that he must be an admirable person.
IF AT THIS POINT YOU THINK WE BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU CREEPS SAY, YOU’RE DELUSIONAL
3 years ago
AZ AG files and joins a suit? His job is to enforce the law in his own state. If he is so anxious to do it, why dont he start from his own state?
You got illegal election on your hands. Go enforce the law.
Good Lord…
3 years ago
Reply to
Leota 25
Yeah, he’s a jerk and he’s doing it so He can claim His state’s just fine. They will be coming for Him.
3 years ago
Reply to
John C Durham
When you say “they”. Who would that be?
Most likely, its “we the people”. I wouldnt be too gitty about “they”. If nothing else, this one thing is preatty clear today.
3 years ago
LOCK AND LOAD! It’s about to get real!
3 years ago
Yexas is when Texas is filled of coward democrats leaving terrorist democrat states.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania Attorney General is corrupt.
Even before voters voted on Election Day, he stated that Biden won in Pennsylvania.
The steal was in.
3 years ago
That makes 20 state AGs who need to be disbarred, and their offices dechittedfumigated.
3 years ago
Georgia’s Attorney General isn’t IN yet.
In fact He’s very defensive. So, maybe He’s got paid off as all the other Major Georgia Officials have obviously been.
3 years ago
SCOTUS was not impressed. They dismissed the ‘case’.
