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PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich submitted a complaint today against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Acting Director of ATF. General Brnovich is co-leading a 17-state coalition, joining Morehouse Enterprises, Gun Owners of America, and Gun Owners Foundation to fight the Biden administration over the ATF’s unconstitutional rulemaking that would regulate firearm parts manufacturers. 

FLORENCE – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that Roberto Garcia of San Tan Valley entered a guilty plea on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Pinal County Superior Court to one count of Illegal Voting for illegally casting a vote in the 2020 General Election while he was not eligible to do so due to prior felony convictions.

PHOENIX – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich joined a coalition of 22 states today, filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The lawsuit aims to stop the USDA's recent guidance, which attempts to make nutritional assistance for children dependent on the adoption of ridiculous school bathroom policies. 

PHOENIX --  Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today that the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has awarded $1,500,000 in grant funding to three non-profits to provide opioid abuse education, treatment, and prevention to individuals living in rural communities. The grants will fund opioid treatment services in six counties and provide services to nearly 4,000 at-risk individuals including children, women, and homeless veterans. 

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has awarded $4,500,000 in grant funding to Mohave, Coconino, and Yavapai counties to help eliminate opioid addiction for people in the criminal justice system.

"Our primary goal with these grants is to increase inmate screening and treatment for underlying substance abuse and mental health conditions," said General Brnovich. "Effectively addressing opioid disorders will ultimately reduce recidivism rates among treated offenders."

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today he has notified the Arizona Supreme Court of the state’s intent to seek a warrant of execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper. This would be the third execution warrant issued in Arizona this year.

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today that he and 19 other attorneys general successfully obtained a preliminary injunction to stop the Biden Administration from enforcing expansive and unlawful interpretations of federal education and employment laws.

Washington, D.C. – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich will join congressional lawmakers on Friday to talk about H.J. Res. 50, a joint resolution affirming the unilateral authority of states to protect their sovereign borders when the federal government fails to do so.

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich, leading a coalition of 19 states, filed an amicus brief today at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in Texas v. United States.

The coalition is supporting Texas and Louisiana’s opposition to the federal government’s application for a stay regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) dangerous Permanent Guidance. The immigration policy halts nearly all arrests and deportations, even for those convicted of crimes, and drastically ties the hands of immigration officers.

PHOENIX –Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a motion today in Pima County to lift a 50-year-old injunction that put an Arizona law banning abortion on hold.