FANN v. KEMP IN AND FOR COUNTY OF MARICOPA

No. CV-22-0018-PR.

515 P.3d 1275 (2022)

Karen FANN, in her official capacity as President of the Arizona Senate; Warren Petersen, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee; The Arizona Senate, a house of the Arizona Legislature, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Michael KEMP, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, Respondent Judge, American Oversight, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed August 31, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kory Langhofer (argued), Thomas Basile , Statecraft PLLC, Phoenix, Attorneys for Karen Fann, Warren Petersen, and Arizona Senate.

Keith Beauchamp , Roopali H. Desai , D. Andrew Gaona (argued), Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, Phoenix, Attorneys for American Oversight.

David J. Bodney , Craig C. Hoffman , Matthew E. Kelley , Ballard Spahr LLP, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. and Kathy Tulumello.

JUSTICE LOPEZ authored the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER, JUSTICES BEENE, MONTGOMERY, KING, and PELANDER (RETIRED) joined.


¶ 1 Today we consider the scope and application of legislative privilege under the Arizona Constitution and the common law. See Ariz. Const. art. 4, pt. 2, § 7. Legislative privilege—as set forth in Gravel v. United States, 408 U.S. 606, 92 S.Ct....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases