PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes acted illegally in withholding some information about communications her office had with States United Democracy Center, a group that provided information on how she could bring charges against “fake electors,” the state Court of Appeals ruled.
The judges said Mayes, in seeking to keep some documents from Judicial Watch, argued they are protected by attorney-client privilege or that they fell into the area of being a work product. And both of these kinds of materials are generally exempt from the state’s Public Records Law.
But the court said Mayes, in making that claim, was required to produce an index of documents withheld that is sufficient to show she did not have to surrender them. And appellate Judge Jeffrey Sklar, writing for the unanimous three-judge panel, said Mayes failed to do this.
