Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
Photo – Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray – Courtesy State of Wyoming
In Cheyenne, Secretary of State Chuck Gray is applauding the Wyoming’s Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a legal case brought by a liberal Laramie attorney to remove Gray from office.
The state’s highest court threw out a case brought by Tim Newcomb, the third time that the liberal attorney has struck out in court.
In April 2022, Tim Newcomb filed a lawsuit in Albany County District Court challenging Wyoming’s voter ID law, arguing it violated the state constitution by unduly restricting voting rights. The Wyoming Supreme Court rejected the case.
In late 2023, Newcomb filed another high-profile petition seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump and U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis from appearing on Wyoming’s ballots, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment related to insurrection.
Albany County District Court Judge Misha Westby dismissed the case in January 2024 as premature, and Newcomb later voluntarily withdrew his appeal to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Following that dismissal, Newcomb announced plans to challenge Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s eligibility for office on similar constitutional grounds, asserting that states can disqualify individuals from state offices under the 14th Amendment.
The state Supreme Court has now tossed out Tim Newcomb v Chuck Gray. The Secretary of State blamed the lawsuit on what he referred to as “the unhinged left.”
In the past, the secretary of state has referred to the Laramie attorney as a “madman.”
