Lisa Hauser

Russell Pearce's "Sham" Candidate Olivia Cortes' Date in Court This Thursday

oliviacortes.comWill Lisa Hauser end up defending Olivia Cortes as well? I wouldn't be surprised.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Edward Burke will preside over a hearing this Thursday in a lawsuit brought by elections law attorney Tom Ryan, alleging that Olivia Cortes' candidacy for state Senat ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Legal Challenge on Recall Kicked to Arizona Court of Appeals

Hauser, denied by the Supremes for nowThere's been yet another development in the saga of loserdom being perpetuated by state Senate President Russell Pearce's attorney Lisa Hauser in the legal challenge to the recall.Today the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review Hauser's appeal of Superior Cou ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Lawyer Files Notice of Appeal to Arizona Supreme Court

He'll always be king of pain...At this point, I'm really beginning to wonder if state Senate President Russell Pearce is a sadomasochist. The sadist part is easy to see. But the masochism becomes more evident with each new legal maneuver by Lisa Hauser, the attorney working on behalf of Pearce ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Challenge to Recall Shot Down, Dismissed by Judge Hugh Hegyi

Pearce's challenge to the recall has been shot down in superior courtSuperior Court Judge Hugh Hegyi just issued a ruling in state Senate President Russell Pearce's legal challenge to his recall, dismissing the complaint brought by the legal beagle working on his behalf, Lisa Hauser.Hegyi agreed wit ... More >>

Russell Pearce Legal Challenge Argued Before Judge Hugh Hegyi

recallpearce.comThis guy, a decent human being? Gimme a break...State Senate President Russell Pearce was a no-show today to the hearing that could, hypothetically, save his hide in the upcoming November 8 recall election in Legislative District 18. Ditto the official plaintiff in the legal cha ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Tea Party Pal Franklin Bruce Ross, Plaintiff in the Recall Lawsuit

Just who is paying Lisa Hauser's tab?Monday morning, oral arguments are scheduled to begin in the legal challenge to the recall of state Senate President Russell Pearce. Lawyers representing the Arizona Secretary of State, Maricopa County Elections and the recall committee Citizens for a Better ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Lawyer Is Full of Bunk

Russell Pearce Files Lame Court Challenge to Recall Petitions

Squawk all you want, bully-boy, your days in office are numbered...right up till November 8State Senator Russell Pearce's lawyer Lisa Hauser filed one of the lamest legal challenges in this history of civil actions today. This, to the so-far successful recall effort against Pearce, which has resulte ... More >>

Russell Pearce Denied: AG's Office Says No Corporate Contributions for Pearce's Anti-Recall Committee

Gage SkidmoreNo corporate money for you, boo-boo​More bad news for state Senate President Russell Pearce.One day before the historic announcement by the Arizona Secretary of State's Office that the Pearce recall will go before the voters of Legislative District 18, Arizona's Solicitor General Davi ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Allies at Cave Creek's Sonoran News Slime an Innocent Woman in an Attempt to Besmirch the Effort Seeking His Recall

Russell Pearce's Supporters' Claims of "Massive Voter Registration Fraud" Contradicted by Elections Officials

Will Linda Bentley's bogus allegations save this guy? Not a chance...As of Monday morning, Maricopa County Elections Director Karen Osborne said the county had validated 10,356 signatures from petitions seeking the recall of state Senate President Russell Pearce. That's 2,600 more than the 7,75 ... More >>

Russell Pearce Is On the Ropes, Even if the Horizon Brain Trust Can't See It

Governor Jan Brewer and the Hypocrites of Clean Elections

Governor Jan Brewer's Lawyer Blasts Clean Elections as Commission Refuses to Pursue Matching Funds for 2010

Lisa Hauser​Lisa Hauser, an attorney for Governor Jan Brewer, blasted Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Commission after its members refused to take further action on matching funds for this year's election cycle.In a tense, two-minute speech, Hauser blasted the commission for "turning your ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Is Paying His Girlfriend, Elissa Mullany, Big Bucks

Mayor Phil Gordon and His Girlfriend/Fundraiser Elissa Mullany Have Some Explaining To Do

Mayor Gordon is paying -- and dating -- his fundraiser, Elissa Mullany.​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon hasn't needed to raise money since he waltzed to reelection in the fall of 2007, leaving a war chest stocked with $370,000. Yet in the last two years, Gordon has paid his chief fundraiser big bu ... More >>

All the Sheriff's Men: The SCA Campaign-Finance Scandal is Linked to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott

Lawyer's Bid to Become Judge Shot Down After Typo-Ridden Application Criticized

Experienced elections law attorney Lisa Hauser (pictured) isn't the only applicant to face rejection for an appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court. Seventeen people applied for the vacancy on the high court to be left by outgoing Chief Justice Ruth McGregor, so Hauser had plenty o ... More >>

Chuck Coughlin Reveals Jan Brewer's Transition Team

Deputy Secretary of State Kevin Tyne will be soon-to-be Governor Jan Brewer's chief of staff, and Brewer has named a Who's Who list of familiar names from previous GOP administrations to her transition team, which will be led by (gulp - for those with long memories) Chuck Coughlin. Here's the team: ... More >>

All Bark and No Bite

The county attorney could've forced elections department reform, but he backed down

Litmus Test

County Attorney Andy Thomas must prove he can protect our constitutional rights

Send in the Clowns

Don't bother, they're here. After a decade of voter-mandated reform, the Arizona Legislature is as out of touch as ever

Election Eve Nightmare

Can the Maricopa County Elections Department ensure the accuracy of early voting? Hell No!

Suppression Roulette

Official Secrecy Acts

Fighting a legal war on multiple fronts, Symington and his attorneys turn to a time-honored tactic: stonewalling

Flashes

THE CAMPAIGN-FINANCE STEEPLECHASEWHEN IT COMES TO RUNNING DOWN VIOLATORS, PROSECUTORS ARE NOT EVEN FOLLOWING THE PAC