In his ruling ordering sanctions, Judge David Middlebrooks characterized the former president as a “prolific” and “sophisticated” litigant with a known reputation for abusing the judicial process for personal and political purposes.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims that recent changes to the so-called “public charge” rule will make it more difficult to determine whether green card applicants are likely to rely on government benefits.
However, the case remains under active consideration in a U.S. District Court, which has already scrapped several of the law’s provisions.
Republican Kari Lake, who lost Arizona’s gubernatorial race by nearly 20,000 votes, has asked the state Supreme Court to hear her lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the election.
The lawsuit, which sought to overturn the results of Arizona’s 2022 race for governor, was dismissed after a two-day trial.
In his lawsuit, Dr. David Phillips–who taught summer courses for high school students at the Governor’s School of North Carolina–claims that he was fired after hosting a series of lectures criticizing critical race theory. Attorneys for Phillips note that both students and staff at the school reacted negatively to his lectures.
Arizona’s Republican governor agreed to begin removing the temporary border barriers just two weeks before his term expires.
In his ruling, the Maricopa County judge dismissed all but two counts from Lake’s lawsuit.
The teacher says that she was effectively forced to resign after citing her religious beliefs as the reason she could not address students by their preferred pronouns.
The lawsuit alleges that Arizona has not only usurped the federal government’s jurisdiction over border policy but actively prevented civil servants from continuing routine work along the U.S.-Mexico border.