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79-402: Brnovich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Mark Brnovich (born 1966), American lawyer and politician Susan Brnovich (born 1968), American judge See also [ edit ] Brnović [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Brnovich . If an internal link intending to refer to

158-506: A Louisiana amicus brief before the Supreme Court which argued that states should be allowed to prohibit same-sex marriage . After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prohibitions on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Brnovich instructed Arizona's child safety agency that only married heterosexual couples should be allowed to adopt children . Arizona Governor Doug Ducey disagreed with Brnovich's legal advice and instructed

237-590: A permanent injunction blocking Arizona from enforcing the law, determining that the decision to ban the Tucson program was "motivated by a desire to advance a political agenda by capitalizing on race-based fears" and was unconstitutional. On November 2, 2010, Horne defeated Felecia Rotellini in the race for Arizona Attorney General in the 2010 elections . Within a few weeks of becoming A.G., his office had filed an appearance in Arizona v. United States , defending

316-657: A 2006 voter-approved measure that prohibits in-state tuition and financial aid for undocumented college students. On April 9, 2018, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled in a 7–0 decision that state colleges and universities could no longer provide in-state tuition to individuals who were covered under DACA. That same day, the Arizona Board of Regents announced that they would no longer be providing in-state tuition for DACA students in upcoming semesters. In 2019, Brnovich sued Arizona State University (ASU) and

395-884: A Command Staff Judge Advocate with the Army National Guard . He has worked as the Director of the Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute , as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona , as a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, and as Assistant Attorney General of Arizona. From 2005 to 2007, Brnovich was a lobbyist for the Corrections Corporation of America . He

474-582: A bill allowing human and sex trafficking victims to take civil action against their perpetrators. The bill was signed into law in March 2021. In June 2021, Brnovich launched a campaign for the Republican primary for the United States Senate in the 2022 election . Considered a frontrunner in the primary, Brnovich was criticized by former President Donald Trump for not seeking to overturn

553-405: A car he backed into before leaving the scene—ostensibly, according to FBI agents, to hide an extramarital affair with a subordinate. An FBI agent took a picture of a black mark on the parked car, which was shown on the front page of the newspaper. The FBI report stated Montano [owner of car] advised that he was unaware vehicle had been hit by another vehicle until SA Grehoski called him to arrange for

632-723: A check on the university presidents" by allowing an "unprecedented series of lockstep tuition hikes" that violates the state's constitutional mandate requiring tuition for in-state students at college to be "as nearly free as possible." The constitutionality challenge included an additional charge against the Board of Regents for continuing to provide in-state tuition for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient students. A state Court of Appeals previously ruled in June 2017 that DACA students don't have "lawful immigration status" and therefore don't qualify for in-state tuition because of

711-424: A consumer fraud settlement had been reached with General Motors ("GM") that would pay an additional $ 6.28 million in payments to Arizona consumers as part of claims related to GM's installation of faulty ignition switches. The settlement impacted 33,000 Arizonans who purchased certain cars between 2009 and 2014. According to Brnovich, Arizona was the first state to obtain restitution directly for consumers as part of

790-555: A former AG staff member and ex-Horne campaign volunteer alleged that much of Horne's executive office staff was involved in "substantial campaigning" for his 2014 re-election, "while on state time and utilizing State resources," in violation of law. Horne denied the allegations. In July 2014, the Arizona Secretary of State's Office found probable cause that Horne violated several campaign-finance laws by having employees do campaign work for his campaign on state time, at

869-579: A full refund if their event was impacted by COVID-19 and they purchased their tickets before March 14, 2020. Arizona did not carry out an execution between 2014 and 2022. In a 2019 letter to Governor Doug Ducey , Brnovich called for a resumption of executions in Arizona, writing, "Those who commit the ultimate crime deserve the ultimate punishment." In 2021, Brnovich announced that the state would seek warrants of execution for two death row inmates who had exhausted their appeals. In 2021, Brnovich petitioned

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948-594: A person's "sincere religious beliefs." In 2019, Brnovich supported efforts to repeal a 1991 Arizona law that prohibited "promotion of a homosexual lifestyle" in public schools, after the law was challenged as unconstitutional. In November 2015, Brnovich filed a special action with the Arizona Supreme Court to remove Republican Susan Bitter Smith from her position on the Arizona Corporation Commission over allegations that she had violated state conflict-of-interest laws because of her work in

1027-733: A settlement with GM related to faulty ignition switch claims. GM previously settled claims with 49 other states, but Arizona filed their own lawsuit focusing on consumer restitution. Under that lawsuit, Arizona would have received $ 2 million and the money would not have gone to consumers. In 2018, Brnovich announced that Volkswagen had agreed to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit with the State of Arizona for $ 40 million over its diesel emissions scandal . The settlement directed $ 10.5 million to Arizona consumers who had purchased certain Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche vehicles for restitution, $ 20 million to

1106-478: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brnovich&oldid=1036618924 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Mark Brnovich Mark Brnovich (born 1966)

1185-576: A string of sting operations against auto repair businesses in the Valley . Along with state attorney generals in many other states, Horne's office represented Arizona in multi-state settlements with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers (Arizona's share was $ 1.6 billion of a $ 25 billion nationwide deal involving 49 AGs); with Sirius XM (Arizona's share was $ 230,000 of the $ 3.8 million settlement), and with Pfizer Inc. (over allegations of unlawful promotion of Rapamune ; Arizona's share

1264-437: A subsequent year-and-a-half period, Horne was cited for speeding six additional times, including once in a school zone. The criminal speeding charge was settled by a "civil plea agreement" ( i.e. , as a traffic offense). In March 2012, while tailing Horne as part of an investigation into campaign finance law violations, FBI agents observed Horne leaving the scene of an accident. Horne caused more than $ 1,000 worth of damage to

1343-455: A user opted out of the location tracking function. The investigation was reportedly launched following a 2018 Associated Press article titled "Google tracks your movements, like it or not," which detailed how users are led to believe Google provided users the ability to actually disable their location history. Google told users that "with Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored." The Associated Press reported that this statement

1422-866: Is an American attorney and politician who was the 26th Attorney General of Arizona from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party , he was an unsuccessful candidate for its nomination in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Arizona . He is married to Susan Brnovich , a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona . Brnovich was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1966. His parents were Serbs who had immigrated from former Yugoslavia, his father from Montenegro , and his mother from Split, Croatia . He has said that his mother emigrated to

1501-685: Is being protected and thereby enriched its advertising revenue. Brnovich opposed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and signed on to lawsuits seeking to invalidate the law. Brnovich argued that the ACA is "deceptive, ineffective and eventually unconstitutional." Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the Joe Biden administration after the administration halted construction of a wall on the Mexico–United States barrier . Brnovich argued that

1580-504: Is correct that the Elections Clause empowers Congress to regulate how federal elections are held, but not who may vote in them. The latter is the province of the states." However, because Horne's predecessor as Attorney General had not appealed an adverse decision by the commission, the case was sent back for a new petition to the commission to be appealed. It was consolidated with a 10th circuit case, which ruled adversely, and

1659-518: The Arizona election results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election , which Trump lost to Joe Biden . After almost a year of holding a solid polling lead, in May 2022, Brnovich was surpassed in the polls by self-funded candidate Jim Lamon. On June 2, 2022, Trump endorsed Republican candidate Blake Masters in the primary. On August 2, Masters won the Republican primary. Masters went on to lose to Democrat Mark Kelly . Tom Horne He returned to

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1738-555: The Environmental Protection Agency to impose a more restrictive National Ambient Air Quality Standard (from 75 parts per billion to 70 parts per billion) to improve air quality. In 2017, Brnovich filed an amicus brief in support of ExxonMobil after the company was issued a subpoena by the Attorney General of New York in an investigation into whether the company had misled investors about

1817-619: The Koch network . Conservative groups sued to prevent the citizen initiative from appearing on the Arizona ballot, contending there were an insufficient number of valid voter signatures to make it to the ballot. In August 2018, the Arizona Supreme Court agreed, knocking the initiative from the ballot. Many of the signatures disqualified in the ruling were thrown out because they were collected by 15 paid gatherers who failed to respond to subpoenas requiring them to appear in court for

1896-506: The Tucson Unified School District 's controversial Mexican American Studies Department Programs . He argued that the Tucson ethnic studies programs "separated students by race, taught them that they are oppressed, and was influenced by Marxist and communist philosophies." He drafted a 2010 state law (which was adopted and went into effect in 2011, as HB 2281 .) that effectively banned ethnic studies, and led to

1975-541: The Utah attorney general ) intervened in the case of Cooke v. Colorado City . Colorado City and Hildale, Utah (both dominated by the FLDS Church , a Mormon fundamentalist group ), as well as the twin cities ' utility companies, were found liable for violating federal and state housing discrimination laws by refusing to provide water and sewer services to a non-FLDS couple because of their religion. Horne criticized

2054-583: The statute of limitations on misdemeanor charges had lapsed and that there was not a reasonable likelihood of convicting Horne of a felony. Separately, the complaint to the Secretary of State's office led to the appointment of two independent investigators (one of whom was a former Arizona Court of Appeals judge) as special attorneys general. They concluded, in an October 2017 report, that Horne illegally used his office staff to work on his re-election campaign, but that criminal charges are unwarranted and that

2133-531: The $ 10,000 civil penalty that Horne paid to the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission in 2014 was "deemed sufficient" to resolve the issue. The decision also ordered Horne to refile his 2014 campaign finance reports to account for the value of campaign work performed by office staff, as well as for the "market value of rent on a campaign office." On August 26, 2014, Horne was defeated in his reelection campaign in

2212-484: The AG's office. Horne was denounced by several fellow Arizona Republicans, including congressmen Jeff Flake and Matt Salmon and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery . The allegations contributed to Horne's defeat in the 2014 Republican primary to Mark Brnovich (a campaign in which Governor Jan Brewer endorsed Brnovich). The Maricopa County Attorney's Office declined to bring any criminal charges, determining that

2291-621: The Arizona Attorney General's office took action in the Maricopa County Superior Court and filed to intervene in over 1,000 lawsuits initiated by an advocacy group that flooded courts with duplicative disability access lawsuits targeting mostly small businesses. By intervening, the Attorney General's office made itself a part of the cases and argued that the plaintiffs' group, Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities, exceeded its legal authority and

2370-472: The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) over a real estate deal that he alleged was illegal because it violated the Arizona Constitution's Gift Clause. Brnovich alleged that a hotel project in downtown Tempe was improperly given a tax exemption because it was being built on tax-exempt university property. Representatives from ABOR and ASU defended the practice, saying they collect a payment from

2449-516: The Arizona state voting laws. After a six-month investigation into alleged 2020 presidential election fraud, Brnovich said in April 2022 that he found no proof of fraud. His interim report claimed that "serious vulnerabilities" had been identified, but it omitted his investigators' findings to the contrary. A more complete report, withheld until Brnovich left office in January 2023, found that none of

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2528-709: The Colorado City police force (known as "the marshal's office"), saying it acted as an arm of the FLDS Church instead of the law. In 2012 Horne allocated $ 420,000 to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office to patrol Colorado City. In 2012, Horne renewed an effort to persuade the state legislature to abolish Colorado City's six-member police department, and assign the Mohave County Sheriff's Office to carry out law enforcement functions in

2607-417: The Maricopa County Superior Court, which upheld Polk's decision. In May 2017, however, the Arizona Supreme Court voided the lower-court decisions, agreeing with Horne and Winn that they were denied due process because Polk was involved in the prosecution's strategy and case preparation. The case was sent back to the Attorney General's Office for a final administrative decision. The state AG's office referred

2686-768: The Phoenix Baroque Ensemble, advocated for increasing arts education in schools. Horne also continued to implement the Arizona Instrument to Measure Success standardized test ; performance on the AIMS test (either alone or in combination with Advanced Placement examss and International Baccalaureate exams ) determines graduating high school students' qualification for a "high honors" diploma , which guarantees free tuition at Arizona's three public universities. Horne implemented policies that discouraged bilingual education and sought to shut down

2765-659: The Republican primary by Mark Brnovich . Brnovich defeated Horne by a margin of 54% to 46%. In 2017, Tom Horne joined with Terry Goddard , the Democratic former mayor of Phoenix and Arizona Attorney General, to promote the Outlaw Dirty Money Act, a ballot measure to combat " dark money " (secret campaign spending) by requiring the public disclosure of all major donors to efforts to oppose or support candidates or ballot measures. Goddard and Horne criticized spending by various dark-money operators, including

2844-636: The State appealed the decision, and in 2017, the Arizona Court of Appeals sided with the AG's office (then led by Horne's successor, Mark Brnovich ), ruling that the dreamers were not eligible for in-state tuition. In 2014, Horne criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for sending undocumented immigrants from Texas to Arizona. In 2014 a federal jury awarded a couple living in Colorado City, Arizona , $ 5.2 million, for religious discrimination. Both Horne (on behalf of Arizona) and

2923-584: The Supreme Court chose not to review a second time. The Court also held that Arizona may petition to have more requirements added to the federal standard. In 2013 Horne wrote an opinion that defended the state preemption of regulation of firearms; he found that Tucson's city gun laws were unenforceable. In 2012 Horne proposed that a principal or a designee be trained and armed in each school. In 2013, he proposed legislation that would allow teachers to carry guns in public schools. Horne threatened to sue

3002-402: The Supreme Court to uphold Arizona election laws that restricted ballot harvesting and threw out votes that were cast in the wrong precinct. Brnovich argued that these laws were needed to "safeguard election integrity" and that the Arizona laws are "commonplace election administration provisions used by Arizona and dozens of other states". The Supreme Court ruled in a 6–3 decision in favor of

3081-485: The Tucson Unified School District board closing its program in January 2012. A group of students and parents sued over the state law, leading to seven years of legal proceedings. In July 2017, Horne testified in the litigation; in his testimony, he defended the law and asserted that the Tucson program was led by radical teachers. The federal district court , later in 2017, ultimately issued

3160-609: The U.S. Supreme Court to reverse decisions of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in two death penalty cases. Both inmates were executed at the Florence State Prison in 2022. Shortly after taking office, Brnovich sued the Barack Obama administration for its Clean Power Plan , a carbon emission reduction initiative intended to reduce climate change . In 2016, Brnovich challenged a decision by

3239-606: The United States to escape communism. Brnovich and his family moved to Arizona when he was young. They are members of a local Serbian Orthodox parish in Phoenix. Brnovich earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law . While at Arizona State, Brnovich was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. Brnovich served as

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3318-634: The United States ultimately ruled 7-2 in favor of a religious baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple, finding the Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated the bake shop owner's free exercise of religion. In the other case, Brush & Nib v. City of Phoenix , the Arizona Supreme Court found the City of Phoenix's Human Relations Ordinance could not be used to force or punish a business owner to create art (in this case custom calligraphy wedding invitations) that violates

3397-586: The allegations of election fraud had merit. In February 2023, Governor Katie Hobbs asked the State Bar of Arizona to conduct an ethics investigation. From 2017 to 2018, Brnovich was the Chairman of the Conference of Western Attorneys General, a non-partisan organization of Attorneys General. Brnovich chose to focus his Chair's Initiative on cyber security and data privacy. From 2017 to 2018, Brnovich

3476-471: The announcement stating "It’s masquerading as a serious educational resource when in reality it’s unaccredited right-wing propaganda." Horne was married to his wife, Martha, for 47 years. She died in 2019. The couple had five children, one of whom died at age three. In October 2007, while State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Horne was cited for criminal speeding in Scottsdale, Arizona . During

3555-434: The area of law enforcement and consumer protection and advocacy that is earning Brnovich a lot of praise. In addition to going after fraudsters and scammers, Brnovich has zeroed in on the opioid epidemic, busting suspected opioid rings and in a bold move, charging a major manufacturer of the drug of deceptive practices designed to reap profits at patients' expense." Brnovich worked with Representative Shawnna Bolick to draft

3634-722: The audit, asking the President of the Arizona Senate to explain what steps were being taken to make sure the audit wasn't violating federal laws, including prohibiting voter intimidation and requiring the preservation of ballots. Brnovich later responded to the Department of Justice and warned the federal government to not intervene in Arizona's audit. In March 2021, Brnovich personally argued on behalf of Arizona in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee , where he asked

3713-408: The bankruptcy in corporate filings to the Arizona Corporation Commission on at least four occasions. When asked in 2010 about the omissions, he said he had forgotten about the bankruptcy. Asked about the 1973 SEC ban in 2010, Horne blamed errors by a company that he had contracted to do accounting, and on his attempt to use "early-on computerization" while working and being a law student. Horne

3792-484: The border wall was needed because of the adverse environmental impact that migrants might have. On September 8, 2017, Brnovich sued the Arizona Board of Regents , saying the entity in charge of setting tuition for Arizona universities had "dramatically and unconstitutionally" increased tuition and fees over the last 15 years. In the lawsuit, Brnovich said the Board of Regents had "abandoned its duty to serve as

3871-476: The case to Cochise County Attorney Brian McIntyre for a final administrative decision, and in July 2017, McIntyre issued a report clearing Horne of wrongdoing. McIntyre wrote that "Both sides to this dispute present equally plausible explanations as to what did or did not occur" during communications between Horne and Winn, and wrote "The record, unfortunately, supports a conclusion that the investigation being conducted

3950-407: The city of Bisbee, Arizona , over its 2013 ordinance recognizing same-sex couples. He withdrew the threat several days later when Bisbee agreed to rewrite the ordinance, removing rights reserved for married couples under Arizona law. In October 2014, a federal judge ruled that Arizona's law banning gay marriage was unconstitutional, and Horne did not appeal, stating he felt there was "zero" chance of

4029-597: The city. After this effort failed, Horne asked for a federal judge to disband the Colorado City police force, after legislation he supported to do so failed to pass. The court denied the motion, but also instructed the office to avoid discrimination. In 2012, after an FBI investigation, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery concluded that Horne coordinated with an independent expenditure committee run by Kathleen Winn during his 2010 general election campaign for attorney general, thus violating campaign finance laws. In April 2014, an administrative law judge concluded that

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4108-408: The company's advertisements misrepresented the accuracy and reliability of more than 1.5 million blood tests sold between 2013 and 2016. Under the settlement, the 76,000 Arizonans who received a blood test over that time period received a full refund (averaging $ 60.92) and Theranos was also banned from owning, operating, or directing a lab in Arizona for two years. In 2018, the state announced that

4187-482: The department to overturn the policy. Brnovich did not challenge Ducey's order. In 2016, Brnovich announced that Arizona would join ten other states in a Texas lawsuit against the Barack Obama administration which had directed public schools to allow students to use bathrooms and showers based on their gender identity (even if that is different from the student's biological sex) or risk losing Title IX funding. A U.S. District judge later ordered an injunction against

4266-536: The federal government had approved them to remain and work in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Several students held protests at Horne's office, leading to some being arrested. Horne denied being anti-immigrant, saying he was one himself, being born in Canada. In 2015, a Maricopa Superior Court judge ruled that the "dreamers" could pay in-state tuition rates. However,

4345-534: The governor and the state against the Obama administration's federal court challenge to S.B. 1070 . The previous A.G., Terry Goddard , had withdrawn from the case, acceding to the demands of Governor Jan Brewer . Shortly after winning the 2010 election, Horne announced an intent to pursuing violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and other consumer protections violation. This led to

4424-399: The hotel in lieu of taxes and that extra money helps the school general revenue. The Arizona Tax Court dismissed Brnovich's suit as too late in 2021, and the dismissal was upheld by the Arizona Court of Appeals in 2021. In 2021, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that Brnovich had to pay almost $ 1 million of legal fees to the Arizona Board of Regents. In 2015, Brnovich backed

4503-454: The independent redistricting commission violated the "one person, one vote" principle when some redrawn districts included more residents than others, a process that resulted in a map favorable to Democrats . After the 2020 election, Arizona's Republican-led Senate hired a cybersecurity firm with no election experience to audit over two million ballots from Maricopa County . In May 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice raised concerns regarding

4582-556: The lawsuit, Horne contends that the 50-50 Dual-Language Immersion model, one of four methods used to teach such students in Arizona, violates Proposition 203 , a 2000 ballot initiative. In January 2024, Horne announced that the state would cooperate with PragerU , urging schools to adopt as part of their curriculum. The announcement was met with criticism since the organization has been accused of promoting climate change denial , anti-LGBTQ+ politics , and whitewashing history . House of Representative Democrat Raúl Grijalva criticized

4661-466: The lawsuit. In 2021, Horne announced his campaign for a third term as Arizona superintendent of public instruction, challenging Democratic incumbent Kathy Hoffman . In the November 2022 election, Horne narrowly defeated Hoffman. In 2023, Horne sued the governor, attorney general, and an Arizona school district over a dispute on how English-language learner students in Arizona should be taught. In

4740-490: The lawsuits. After the ruling, Brnovich said "Arizona is not going to tolerate serial litigators who try to shake down small hardworking businesses by exploiting the disability community." As attorney general, Brnovich undertook efforts in the area of consumer protection and advocacy, including the opioid epidemic . Notable consumer settlements included a $ 4.65 million settlement in 2017 with Theranos , Inc. to resolve an Arizona Consumer Fraud Act case over allegations that

4819-727: The office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2023, having been elected to that office in the 2022 election . Horne was born in Quebec to Polish Jewish parents. He was raised in New York , and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1954. He graduated from Mamaroneck High School in the early 1960s. He was a Democrat before becoming a Republican. He attended the March on Washington in 1963. Horne graduated from Harvard College in 1967 and Harvard Law School in 1970. Soon after graduating from law school, he moved to Arizona. Horne

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4898-462: The policy, preventing it from going into effect while on appeal. President Trump rescinded the policy in February 2017, thereby ending the litigation. In 2017 and 2018, Brnovich defended the right of businesses to refuse to serve same-sex couples when the act would otherwise infringe upon a business owner's religious beliefs. In one case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado , the Supreme Court of

4977-422: The private sector involving cable companies that are overseen by the office she was elected to. Smith denied wrongdoing. Her subsequent resignation in January 2016 rendered Brnovich's lawsuit moot . In 2018, Arizona enacted legislation making it the first U.S. state to implement a regulatory fintech ( financial technology ) sandbox. The fintech sandbox is administered by the Arizona Attorney General's Office and

5056-480: The prosecution in the case "failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence" that Horne illegally coordinated with the independent expenditure committee and recommended that the case be dropped. In May 2014, Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk, to whom that matter had been referred, rejected the administrative judge's recommendation and issued a final administrative decision ordering Horne and Winn to reimburse campaign donors $ 400,000. Horne and Winn appealed to

5135-515: The risks posed by climate change. Brnovich's brief defended ExxonMobil and claimed that there was no scientific consensus on climate change . In 2021, Brnovich joined 11 other states in suing the Biden administration for calculating a social cost caused by climate change (rather than just market costs). In 2018, The Washington Post reported that Brnovich was investigating Google for its alleged practice of recording users' tracking data even after

5214-419: The ruling being overturned, adding, "I think it is over." In 2013, Horne sued Maricopa County Community College District and Pima Community College , seeking to compel the community colleges to end their policy of providing in-state tuition for "dreamers" (undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children). Horne argued that these students were disqualified from in-state tuition by state law, even if

5293-532: The securities industry for life. The 1973 SEC report said that that as president of T.C. Horne & Co, Horne "among other things, violated the record-keeping, anti-fraud, and broker-dealer net capital provisions of the federal securities laws and filed false financial reports with the commission. Horne stipulated ( i.e. , chose not to dispute) an SEC finding that he and his firm "willfully aided and abetted" in violations of securities law; he neither admitted nor denied guilt. From 1997 to 2002, Horne failed to disclose

5372-554: The state's budget to help fund K-12 education, and the remaining money for consumer protection and enforcement purposes. Arizona was the only state to obtain additional restitution on behalf of consumers as a result of state enforcement actions. In October 2020, Brnovich announced a $ 71 million settlement with Ticketmaster that provided refunds to consumers who purchased tickets to live events in Arizona that were cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled due to COVID-19. The settlement covered 650 Arizona events and allowed consumers to receive

5451-574: Was $ 721,169 out of the nationwide $ 35 million settlement). In a 2012 United States Supreme Court case, Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. , Horne argued that Arizona's voter registration requirements were not preempted by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 . The Court ruled in favor of the Native American tribes, and against Horne and Arizona, by a 7–2 vote. The decision stated: "Arizona

5530-493: Was a trial lawyer. Horne served as a teacher of Legal Writing at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and wrote a text on construction law published by the State Bar of Arizona . Horne was the president of T.C. Horne & Co., an investment firm he founded in the late 1960s, while he was a student at Harvard Law School. The firm went bankrupt in 1970, and in 1973, the Securities and Exchange Commission banned Horne from

5609-434: Was an advocate for full-day kindergarten, citing research that showed that such programs reduce the achievement gap between students from poor households and those from more affluent homes. He also pushed for nutritional standards that removed junk food vending machines from elementary schools and created incentives for secondary schools to do so on a voluntary basis. Horne, a classically trained pianist and founder of

5688-571: Was appointed the director of the Arizona Department of Gaming in 2009 and kept the position through 2013. Brnovich resigned from the Department of Gaming in 2013 to run for Attorney General of Arizona in the 2014 election . He defeated incumbent Tom Horne in the August Republican Party primary election and Felecia Rotellini in the general election. He was inaugurated on January 5, 2015. In August 2016,

5767-557: Was appointed to Protecting America's Seniors: Attorneys General United Against Elder Abuse, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general The initiative was established to focus on strengthening efforts nationwide to combat elder abuse. In December 2017, Brnovich was recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as a "Leader of the Year" in the category of Public Safety. The Capitol Times stated: "It's his non-political work in

5846-516: Was authored and championed by Brnovich, who promoted the initiative as a way to advance fintech start-ups and reduce regulatory hurdles to fintech. In total, ten businesses participated in the initiative. Brnovich personally argued against the map drawn by Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 8, 2015, in the Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission case , arguing that

5925-427: Was elected Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction; he served two terms, ending in 2011. Horne oversaw the adoption to new Arizona's social studies standards, implemented beginning in the 2007-08 school year, under which all students "learn lessons in five areas including American history, world history, geography, civics and government, and economics" in each year from kindergarten through high school. Horne

6004-487: Was false and that even with location history turned off, Google continues to collect location information through other settings and uses that information to sell ads. In May 2020, the Arizona Attorney General's Office sued Google, alleging consumer fraud in connection with alleged user privacy violations. The state alleged that Google violated Arizona consumer protection laws by creating Android operating systems that deceived "opt-out" users into believing their personal data

6083-669: Was first elected to public office in 1979, when he was elected to the Paradise Valley Unified School District board. He served on the board for the next 24 years, and was board chair for ten of those years. Horne was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1996, and served from 1997 to 2001. In 2000, Horne ran for the Arizona Senate for District 24 , but lost the Republican primary to Dean Martin . In 2003, Horne

6162-432: Was not a search for the truth, but rather, only intended to shore up conclusions already drawn." After the decision, Horne's attorney said that "Justice has finally prevailed" for Horne, and described Polk as "an overzealous prosecutor who chose to act as 'judge, jury and executioner.'" A separate investigation was prompted by allegations that Horne used office staff to campaign for his 2014 re-election campaign. In 2014,

6241-410: Was not allowed to collect fees on these types of lawsuits. In September 2016, a judge agreed to allow the Attorney General's office to intervene and consolidated the cases while also preventing Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities from filing new lawsuits. In December 2016, the office filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuits and a judge granted the request in February 2017, dismissing over 1,000 of

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