OPINION: Idaho’s Don Quixote targets the Open Primaries Initiative
Idaho’s Don Quixote has found another windmill to tilt. Attorney General Raul Labrador has just hauled off and, once again, sued one of his own clients. This time, Labrador is suing Secretary of State Phil McGrane, trying to force McGrane to do something that he can’t do under Idaho law — kill the Open Primaries Initiative. To make matters even worse, Labrador is also trying to defend McGrane in the lawsuit. That appears to be a serious conflict of interest.
The Idaho Supreme Court was likely surprised when it saw the papers Labrador filed on behalf of McGrane. The Court issued an order on July 28, demanding that Labrador show why he should not be disqualified from representing McGrane. It gave him one day to make the showing. Such an order is almost without precedent.
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