WASHINGTON, D.C — On Friday, July 14, an Arizona judge rejected attorney general candidate and election denier Abe Hamadeh’s (R) motion for a new trial in his previously dismissed election contest. In December 2022, the same judge tossed out Hamadeh’s election contest, which was also backed by two Arizona voters and the Republican National Committee (RNC), after holding a trial on the Republicans’ claims of erroneously counted ballots and election board misconduct, wrongful exclusion of provisional ballots, inaccurate ballot duplications and improper electronic ballot adjudication. Despite the December ruling, the results of a mandatory state-wide account confirming Democrat Kris Mayes’ victory and Mayes officially taking office on Jan.…
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Nursing Home Fraud Cost Taxpayers $83 Million, NY Attorney General Says
The owners and operators of four nursing homes siphoned off more than $83 million in taxpayer funds while neglecting residents, leading to injuries and death, according to the New York State attorney general, Letitia James, who filed a lawsuit against the owners on Wednesday. “They put profit over people again and again and again while vulnerable New Yorkers were reduced to skeletons,” Ms. James said at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, adding that the co-owners of the nursing homes, Kenneth Rozenberg and Daryl Hagler, bought more than $130 million in real estate and even purchased an airline while the homes struggled.…
Democracy Alerts – Voting Rights Attorney Nancy Abudu Confirmed to 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals
WASHINGTON, D.C — On Thursday, May 18, the US Senate voted 49-47 to confirm Nancy G. Abudu to a lifetime appointment as a judge on the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Her confirmation is historic, as she is the first Black woman to ever serve on the 11th Circuit, which rules on appeals originating out of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Before her nomination to the 11th Circuit, Abudu was a voting rights attorney, making her pro-voting perspective a crucial and exciting addition to the court. As a civil rights litigator she challenged Florida’s felony disfranchisement law and omnibus voter suppression law, Georgia’s omnibus voter suppression law and more.…
The Chief Deputy City Attorney Looking for a Promotion
This post originally appeared in the Feb. 4 Politics Reports. The weekly newsletter is an insider’s guide to San Diego politics and public affairs. Subscribe here (Must be a Voice of San Diego member to access.) Heather Ferbert’s profile has a track record. The chief deputy city attorney launched her campaign to replace her boss, City Attorney Mara Elliott, when she’s termed out in 2024. Back in 2016, Elliott showed that “Democratic chief deputy city attorney without a history in local politics” can be a strong resume . It’s early. Maybe former Major Kevin Faulconer will try to get his old job back.…