Mayes won’t appeal ruling that her office broke public records law over Judicial Watch request

By: Jim Small

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 706

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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An appellate court ruled that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’s office broke the law when it gave a conservative advocacy group almost no information about dozens of emails and documents it said weren’t public records.

The court also found that the Attorney General’s Office failed to justify redacting names from one document and inadequately searched for the records that Judicial Watch sought.

“It’s an important ruling and exposes the gamesmanship we’ve had to go through …

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