Ep 11 - Why Are Arizona Republicans So Weird? (Feat. Tom Ryan)

Liz talks to Arizona litigator Tom Ryan about how his state's GOP learned to stop worrying and love the loon. We'll cover all Kari Lake's litigation — she's having no luck as a plaintiff, and even less as a defendant. And we'll talk about what's next for Democrats and Republicans in the Grand Canyon State.   Links: Richer v. Lake Complaint https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23858088-richer-v-lake  Petersen v. Fontes Case Docs (via Democracy Docket) https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizona-2023-election-procedures-manual-challenge/ US v. Trump (SDFL Docket via Court Listener) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490069/united-states-v-trump/  GOVERNMENT'S OPPOSITION TO DONALD J. TRUMP'S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS 1-32 BASED ON PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY   https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.376.0_1.pdf  Jonathan Nez for Congress https://www.jonathannezforaz.com/ Kirsten Engel for Arizona https://www.engelforarizona.com/    Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod Patreon: patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod