Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asks state Supreme Court to reconsider 1864 abortion ban

As lawmakers prepared to again try to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to uphold the ban.

The 32-page motion for reconsideration asks the court to revise or toss its April 9 ruling to uphold the ban, claiming the decision ignores normal legal traditions and previous laws while attempting to trump a federal court ruling in a different lawsuit.

The Arizona Supreme Court may not "position itself as a court of higher review regarding federal decisions," Solicitor General Joshua Bendor warned in the motion.

Mayes' spokesperson, Richie Taylor, said the court has no deadline to respond to the reconsideration request, but could "ask the other side for a response or to deny it."


https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2024/04/24/arizona-abortion-ban-attorney-general-asks-state-supreme-court-to-reconsider/73432217007/