Today, another attempted injunction against free speech by Tom Horne was denied by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.

Judge Linda H. Miles threw out a lawsuit Horne filed against a group that exposed his disturbing record, including votes against student safety in the classroom and tougher statutory rape penalties. This is the second time this election that a judge has shut down Tom Horne’s attempts to stifle his opposition, and mirrors a complaint Horne filed against another group that was also trying to expose the truth about him. Both suits had the same result: dismissal.

Horne sued in a desperate bid to silence the Committee for Justice and Fairness, which has brought to light decisions of Horne’s that show his true character, including allowing a teacher who was fired for viewing pornography in school back into the classroom.

In her ruling, Judge Miles wrote: “Even assuming, without deciding, that a violation occurred, the remedy sought by Horne is not available.” She went on to write that the Arizona Supreme Court has rejected injunctions against First Amendment rights as an acceptable remedy to the kind of complaint Horne made.

Horne’s outrageous behavior is particularly egregious in light of the fact that he filed the suit knowing it would be rejected, as his other lawsuit was only months before. Instead of explaining his record, Horne instead elected to waste the court’s time and the taxpayers’ money to muzzle free speech.

“Tom Horne’s pointless and political lawsuit is a perfect example of his attitude toward the law - use it as a weapon when it benefits him, and ignore it when he wants, as evidenced by his decades long pattern of rule breaking,” said Attorney General candidate Felecia Rotellini. “Tom Horne’s abuse of the legal system is exactly why Arizonans cannot trust him as their attorney. This is how we can expect Tom Horne to use his power if he becomes Attorney General: to silence his critics and advance his personal agenda.”