Supreme Court Orders Arizona GOP Leaders to Testify in Voting Lawsuit

The ruling rejects the lawmakers' argument of legislative privilege, paving the way for their deposition in a case challenging the state's voting laws.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Arizona's top Republican leaders, House Speaker Ben Toma and Senate President Warren Petersen, must testify in a lawsuit challenging the state's voting laws.
The laws, enacted in 2022, require proof of citizenship to vote and have been challenged by the Justice Department, the Democratic National Committee, and civil rights groups as racially discriminatory.
Toma and Petersen had argued that their depositions would violate legislative privilege, but the court rejected this argument.
The lawmakers had stepped in to defend the laws after Arizona's Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, declined to do so.
The outcome of the lawsuit could have significant implications for the 2024 presidential election, particularly as Arizona is a swing state.