The Arizona Supreme Court declined to grant prosecutors’ request to send a 2024 indictment in the so-called fake electors case back to a state grand jury after a lower court threw it out.
The ruling in the case, known as Arizona v. Ward, was dated June 2, but only became public on June 4.
In it, the Arizona Supreme Court denied the state’s petition for review in a brief docket entry. No reasoning was provided.
This is a significant procedural win for the defense, but the decision is not expected to end the prosecution because the state has indicated it will file fresh paperwork to restart the case….