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PHOENIX - The Arizona Attorney General and Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the U.S. House of Representatives, attempting to force the hand of House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Grijalva.

What we know:

Adelita Grijalva was elected on Sept. 23 to represent Arizona's 7th District , the seat previously held by her late father, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva. She will serve the remaining 15 months of his term.

"Speaker Mike Johnson is actively stripping the people of Arizona of one of their seats in Congress and disenfranchising the voters of Arizona’s seventh Congressional district in the process," Attorney General Mayes said on Oct. 21. "By blocking Adelita Grijalva from taking her rightful oath of office, he is subjecting Ariz

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