It’s possible the Legislature has spent more than what those public records showed for litigating both lawsuits.
The House and Senate paid Summit Law Group nearly $208,000 from July 2023 through September 2024, according to the state’s spending information website, although it is unclear if that amount was paid to the firm solely for the legislative privilege lawsuits. Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, confirmed in a phone call that the Legislature is not currently using Summit Law Group for any lawsuits outside of legislative privilege.
From March 2022 through June 2023, the website shows the Legislature paid Summit nearly $79,000, with part of the payments going to the legislative
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