Arizona prosecutors pressing the case against Republicans accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in President Donald Trump’s favor were ordered to send the case back to a grand jury.

The ruling is a blow to the case pursued by Attorney General Kris Mayes that alleges a coordinated attempt to interfere in the 2020 election.

But it’s Trump-aligned criminal defendants benefiting from that legal protection in a new ruling out of Arizona. The ruling comes in a so-called fake electors criminal case brought by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.

Arizona prosecutors pursuing charges against Republicans accused of attempting to subvert the 2020 election results in favor of then-President Donald Trump faced a hurdle Monday when a judge ordered the case returned to a grand jury.