Arizona had its primary election yesterday. Mark Brnovich won the Republican nomination for Attorney General, defeating incumbent Tom Horne, Alia Beard Rau reports for the Arizona Republic.
I lauded Horne on this blog for moving forward with a "fast track" application for Arizona's capital cases in federal habeas corpus (here and here), but unfortunately the follow-through has been lacking. I expect Brnovich to take up the fight if he wins the general election. (He and I serve together on the Federalist Society's Criminal Law Practice Group Executive Committee, BTW.)
The general election is not a foregone conclusion, though. The race was close last time, the Democratic nominee had no primary opponent, and she has a formidable warchest.
In the Governor's race Doug Doucey has taken the Republican nomination. I haven't followed that race, but Doucey has endorsements from people whose judgment I respect. His campaign website is nearly devoid of useful information on his positions, as most campaign websites are these days.
I lauded Horne on this blog for moving forward with a "fast track" application for Arizona's capital cases in federal habeas corpus (here and here), but unfortunately the follow-through has been lacking. I expect Brnovich to take up the fight if he wins the general election. (He and I serve together on the Federalist Society's Criminal Law Practice Group Executive Committee, BTW.)
The general election is not a foregone conclusion, though. The race was close last time, the Democratic nominee had no primary opponent, and she has a formidable warchest.
In the Governor's race Doug Doucey has taken the Republican nomination. I haven't followed that race, but Doucey has endorsements from people whose judgment I respect. His campaign website is nearly devoid of useful information on his positions, as most campaign websites are these days.
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