"Not even in the ballpark": Judge dismisses three "obviously unqualified" Kari Lake witnesses
1 year, 6 months ago

"Not even in the ballpark": Judge dismisses three "obviously unqualified" Kari Lake witnesses

Salon  

A Maricopa County, Arizona judge on Thursday rejected three of Kari Lake's witnesses and their testimonies at the Republican's third trial related to her 2022 defeat in Arizona's gubernatorial race. As RawStory reports, Lake's latest lawsuit's trial kicked off with a Thursday hearing, for which her attorney, Brian Blehm, sought to have the state release ballot envelopes signed by about 1.3 million early voters. Superior Court Judge John Hannah, however, shook up those plans when he deemed two of Lake's witnesses — Erich Speckin, a forensic document analyst, and Chris Handsel, a software consultant — irrelevant to the trial. He then homed in on witness Shelby Busch, a participant in the Cyber Ninjas computer security firm's voting audit, whom Hannah singled out as an especially irrelevant witness.

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Arizona high court won’t review Kari Lake’s appeal over 2022 governor’s race defeat
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Arizona high court won’t review Kari Lake’s appeal over 2022 governor’s race defeat

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear Republican Kari Lake’s latest appeal over her defeat in the 2022 governor’s race, marking yet another loss in her attempt to overturn the race’s outcome. The courts had previously rejected Lake’s claims that problems with ballot printers at some Maricopa County polling places on Election Day in 2022 were the …

Kari Lake stalls discovery in defamation suit
7 months ago

Kari Lake stalls discovery in defamation suit

Raw Story  

After months of stalling, a judge has for a second time ordered Kari Lake and her husband to hand over documents to Stephen Richer that pertain to her defamatory statements about the Maricopa County Recorder. Instead of producing documents on subjects the Court has already deemed relevant, Defendant repeats unwarranted objections.” Warner explained that, as he had previously ruled on …

Kari Lake fails yet again to convince court that she’s rightful Arizona governor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kari Lake fails yet again to convince court that she’s rightful Arizona governor

Raw Story  

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake has lost yet another appeal in her effort to overturn the 2022 election for Arizona governor. In a hearing before the appeals court panel on May 2, Lake attorney Kurt Olsen focused on what he called “newly discovered evidence” that he claimed showed that Maricopa County didn’t conduct required logic and accuracy testing for …

Kari Lake loses Arizona appeals court challenge of 2022 loss in governor race
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kari Lake loses Arizona appeals court challenge of 2022 loss in governor race

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Republican Kari Lake has lost an Arizona appeals court challenge arguing that thousands of Phoenix-area mail ballot signatures were not properly verified when she lost the 2022 governor election to Democrat Katie Hobbs. Lake’s attorney, Bryan James Blehm, did not respond Wednesday to telephone and email messages about the appeals court decision and whether Lake would appeal to …

Appeals court hears Kari Lake election case, has to remind her lawyer how appeals work
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Appeals court hears Kari Lake election case, has to remind her lawyer how appeals work

Raw Story  

Appellate judges listening to arguments Thursday in Kari Lake’s challenge to her 2022 election loss had to keep reminding her lawyer how appeals courts work. “I’m sure you’re aware we’re not a fact finding court — we’re a court that decides questions of law, primarily,” Judge Peter Eckerstrom told Kurt Olsen, Lake’s attorney, shortly after he began his arguments. Every …

Kari Lake declines to defend defamation lawsuit filed by Arizona election official
1 year ago

Kari Lake declines to defend defamation lawsuit filed by Arizona election official

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a defamation lawsuit filed by a top election official. Lake this week asked a judge to jump directly to the damages phase of the lawsuit filed by Republican Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. …

Kari Lake Asks To Forgo Defense In Arizona Election Official's Defamation Lawsuit
1 year ago

Kari Lake Asks To Forgo Defense In Arizona Election Official's Defamation Lawsuit

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Kari Lake, an election-denying Republican running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, indicated Tuesday she will not defend the comments at the heart of a defamation lawsuit brought by a top GOP election official. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer filed a lawsuit against Lake last year, alleging that she had falsely accused him of “intentionally sabotaging” the …

Kari Lake loses suit to see ballot envelopes in 3rd trial tied to Arizona election defeat
1 year, 4 months ago

Kari Lake loses suit to see ballot envelopes in 3rd trial tied to Arizona election defeat

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A judge has rejected Kari Lake’s request to examine signed ballot envelopes of 1.3 million early voters, giving the defeated Arizona Republican candidate for governor another loss in her third trial related to last year’s election. Richer explained Lake’s initial request to see the envelopes was turned down because state law mandates ballot envelope signatures remain confidential. The …

AZ Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake’s latest request — again
1 year, 4 months ago

AZ Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake’s latest request — again

Raw Story  

Failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake had her request to appeal her election lawsuit directly to the Arizona Supreme Court denied Wednesday. The appeal was initially filed with the Court of Appeals, but Lake later asked the Supreme Court to take up her case without the appellate court considering the matter. In her petition to the Supreme Court, Lake claimed …

Kari Lake trial: The Arizona Republican isn't done disputing her gubernatorial election loss. She might also run for Senate.
1 year, 6 months ago

Kari Lake trial: The Arizona Republican isn't done disputing her gubernatorial election loss. She might also run for Senate.

Slate  

Arizona Republican Kari Lake is back in the news again, with reports swirling that she’s expected to announce a run for Senate next month. She recalled telling the TV couple: “I just wanted to introduce myself, because you guys spend an awful lot of time bad-mouthing me on your show, and I just wanted to put the human being behind …

Kari Lake's trial to review signed ballot envelopes from Arizona election wraps
1 year, 6 months ago

Kari Lake's trial to review signed ballot envelopes from Arizona election wraps

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The trial in a lawsuit …

Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
1 year, 10 months ago

Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said Lake failed to prove her claim that Maricopa County did not verify signatures on mail ballots as …

Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day
1 year, 10 months ago

Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The trial for Kari Lake’s only remaining legal claim in her challenge to the Arizona governor’s race ended Thursday without a decision. Courts have dismissed most of her lawsuit, but the Arizona Supreme Court revived one claim that challenges the implementation of signature verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County, home to more than 60% of the …

Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race wraps up 1st day
1 year, 10 months ago

Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race wraps up 1st day

Associated Press  

MESA, Ariz. — Maricopa County has a failed process for verifying thousands of ballot signatures that even some of its own workers question, attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, argued in court Wednesday. Lake’s lawyers spent most of the first day of a three-day trial showing video and taking testimony from two previous signature screeners …

Kari Lake humiliated as her 'star witness' instead proves Arizona elections were secure: columnist
1 year, 10 months ago

Kari Lake humiliated as her 'star witness' instead proves Arizona elections were secure: columnist

Raw Story  

Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake put forward a "star witness" at Wednesday's trial in which she is seeking to throw Democratic Gov. "Her attorney, Kurt Olsen, told the judge he’d be presenting evidence that Maricopa County didn’t verify the voter signatures on 'hundreds of thousands' of early ballots, instead hiring signature reviewers who just went through the motions while …

Watch: Kari Lake witness bursts into tears for no apparent reason at Arizona election trial
1 year, 10 months ago

Watch: Kari Lake witness bursts into tears for no apparent reason at Arizona election trial

Raw Story  

Jacqueline Onigkeit, a witness for Kari Lake's election challenge, burst into tears before an Arizona judge on Wednesday. During what was expected to be Lake's final attempt to overturn the election in Maricopa County courts, Onigkeit offered testimony that attorneys said would prove the county's signature verification process was faulty. She said she got involved in the election process "back …

Trial Begins Over Kari Lake’s Last Challenge To Arizona Governor’s Race Defeat
1 year, 10 months ago

Trial Begins Over Kari Lake’s Last Challenge To Arizona Governor’s Race Defeat

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A three-day trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday over the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat six months ago to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the Arizona governor’s race. Alex Brandon via Associated Press Courts have dismissed most of her lawsuit, but the Arizona Supreme Court revived one claim that challenges the …

Kari Lake headed to trial on last remaining claim in suit over loss in Arizona governor’s race
1 year, 10 months ago

Kari Lake headed to trial on last remaining claim in suit over loss in Arizona governor’s race

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A judge has rejected a bid by election officials to throw out the last remaining election misconduct claim by Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, setting up a three-day trial over the former TV anchor’s challenge of her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs. In a ruling issued Monday night, Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson …

Kari Lake headed to trial on last remaining claim in suit over loss in Arizona governor’s race
1 year, 10 months ago

Kari Lake headed to trial on last remaining claim in suit over loss in Arizona governor’s race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge has rejected a bid by election officials to …

Kari Lake granted new trial
1 year, 10 months ago

Kari Lake granted new trial

Raw Story  

Kari Lake will have one last chance to argue in court that her 17,000-vote loss 2022 election should be overturned — but to actually do so, she will have to prove conclusively that Maricopa County brazenly failed to verify tens of thousands of early voter signatures and that, in doing so, the county affected the outcome in the election. And …

Kari Lake’s lawyers fined in failed Arizona election lawsuit
1 year, 10 months ago

Kari Lake’s lawyers fined in failed Arizona election lawsuit

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Republican Kari Lake’s lawyers were sanctioned $2,000 Thursday by the Arizona Supreme Court in their unsuccessful challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race last year to Democrat Katie Hobbs. In an order, the state’s highest court said Lake’s attorney made “false factual statements” that more than 35,000 ballots had been improperly added to the total ballot count. …

'Burn it to the ground': Kari Lake undeterred after state Supreme Court smacks her down
2 years ago

'Burn it to the ground': Kari Lake undeterred after state Supreme Court smacks her down

Raw Story  

Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake suffered a devastating blow after the state Supreme Court refused to take up her case challenging the results of her election last November, reported Newsweek on Thursday. "Her challenge was thrown out by both Maricopa County Judge Peter Thompson and the Arizona Court of Appeals, which said Lake's case lacked evidence that the hiccups …

Arizona court declines most of Lake's appeal over gov's race
2 years ago

Arizona court declines most of Lake's appeal over gov's race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an order Wednesday, the state’s highest court said a lower-court had erroneously dismissed …

Arizona high court declines most of Kari Lake’s appeal over her loss in governor’s race
2 years ago

Arizona high court declines most of Kari Lake’s appeal over her loss in governor’s race

LA Times  

The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear most of Republican Kari Lake’s appeal in a challenge of her defeat in November’s governor’s race. In an order Wednesday, the state’s highest court said a lower court erroneously dismissed Lake’s claim challenging the application of signature-verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix. In mid-February, the Arizona Court …

Kari Lake's latest legal maneuver 'generates a big fat yawn'
2 years ago

Kari Lake's latest legal maneuver 'generates a big fat yawn'

Raw Story  

According to one Arizona journalist who has followed Kari Lake's ascension from amiable TV personality to controversial candidate for the governorship, her worst fear is coming true. As AzCentral columnist E.J Montini observed, Lake's decision to file an appeal with the Arizona State Supreme Court was greeted with "a big yawn," because no one believes it will go anywhere. According …

Kari Lake suffers another court defeat in baseless bid to overturn Arizona election results
2 years, 1 month ago

Kari Lake suffers another court defeat in baseless bid to overturn Arizona election results

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake suffered another legal defeat …

Kari Lake vows to take Arizona gubernatorial defeat to state supreme court
2 years, 1 month ago

Kari Lake vows to take Arizona gubernatorial defeat to state supreme court

Daily Mail  

Election denier Kari Lake promised to take her gubernatorial defeat lawsuit to the Arizona's supreme court after it was tossed for the second time on Thursday - less than two months after it was rejected by a Maricopa County judge. The case was rejected by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson the day before Christmas, leading Lake to file …

Kari Lake defeated again in attempt to overturn her election loss
2 years, 1 month ago

Kari Lake defeated again in attempt to overturn her election loss

Raw Story  

Kari Lake lost another lawsuit attempting to take the Arizona governor's seat. The Arizona State Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled against Lake's second court attempt to take the seat by the force of court. "Lake’s arguments highlight Election Day difficulties, but her request for relief fails because the evidence presented to the superior court ultimately supports the court’s conclusion …

Kari Lake lawyers hit with bar complaints over "orchestrated effort" to "disrupt" election
2 years, 1 month ago

Kari Lake lawyers hit with bar complaints over "orchestrated effort" to "disrupt" election

Salon  

A legal group is planning to file bar complaints against four lawyers representing failed Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in her baseless voter fraud litigation. A federal judge already sanctioned Lake's lawyers in December, but new complaints from The 65 Project, a group targeting attorneys who advance illegitimate election fraud claims in court, means they could face suspensions or …

Legal experts say Kari Lake's efforts to overturn Arizona's election likely to fail
2 years, 3 months ago

Legal experts say Kari Lake's efforts to overturn Arizona's election likely to fail

Raw Story  

Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is still holding on to her claim that she was the rightful winner of last month's election. "I am standing up for the people of this state, the people who were done wrong on Election Day and the millions of people who live outside of Maricopa County whose vote was watered down by …

'Now they're trying to sanction me': Kari Lake explodes at 'outrageous' fallout from court loss
2 years, 3 months ago

'Now they're trying to sanction me': Kari Lake explodes at 'outrageous' fallout from court loss

Raw Story  

Former Republican candidate Kari Lake insisted that she would not end her quest to become governor of Arizona even if the court sanctions her. During an interview with conservative podcast host Steve Bannon on Tuesday, Lake reacted to the threat of sanctions after Maricopa County and Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs filed motions calling for court-ordered punishment. Lake argued that her case …

Kari Lake deletes tweet smearing judge as liberal puppet amid looming court sanctions: report
2 years, 3 months ago

Kari Lake deletes tweet smearing judge as liberal puppet amid looming court sanctions: report

Raw Story  

Former Arizona Republican candidate Kari Lake reportedly deleted a tweet attacking Maricopa County Judge Peter Thompson. According to the non-profit group AZ's Law, Lake deleted the tweet on Monday shortly after defense lawyers filed for sanctions against the former candidate and her attorneys following their unsuccessful attempt to overturn the 2022 election for governor. "@KariLake has just deleted her tweet …

Judge tosses out Kari Lake’s lawsuit challenging Arizona election loss
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge tosses out Kari Lake’s lawsuit challenging Arizona election loss

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge has tossed out a lawsuit from Arizona gubernatorial …

Kari Lake's election lawsuit tossed on Christmas Eve after judge 'dismantles' her complaints: report
2 years, 3 months ago

Kari Lake's election lawsuit tossed on Christmas Eve after judge 'dismantles' her complaints: report

Raw Story  

According to a report from AzCentral, former newscaster Kari Lake got a lump of coal on Christmas Eve from Maricopa County Judge Peter Thompson who tossed out her election-related lawsuit. The report states that, after two days of hearings, Thompson was unconvinced by Lake's so-called "expert witnesses" who withered under cross-examination. RELATED: 'Maybe it would have worked in fantasyland': AZ …

Republican Kari Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
2 years, 3 months ago

Republican Kari Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

LA Times  

Kari Lake, then Arizona Republican candidate for governor, speaks to supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 8. A judge has thrown out Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs on Saturday. A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race …

Kari Lake loses her legal challenge to the results of the Arizona governor's race
2 years, 3 months ago

Kari Lake loses her legal challenge to the results of the Arizona governor's race

NPR  

Kari Lake loses her legal challenge to the results of the Arizona governor's race Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP PHOENIX — A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake's challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting her claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places …

'Maybe it would have worked in fantasyland': AZ columnist buries Kari Lake over lawsuit flop
2 years, 3 months ago

'Maybe it would have worked in fantasyland': AZ columnist buries Kari Lake over lawsuit flop

Raw Story  

The Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts showed no mercy to former newscaster Kari Lake over her belief that a key part of proving that the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election was stolen from her fell flat in a courtroom on Thursday. Writing "Kari Lake’s trial is over," the longtime columnist said the assertion that "somebody shrunk the ballots to cause Election …

Kari Lake trial to be Arizona governor lacks day 1 shockers
2 years, 3 months ago

Kari Lake trial to be Arizona governor lacks day 1 shockers

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Since her loss in the Arizona governor’s race, Republican Kari Lake has claimed the election was stolen and promised bombshells showing she was the rightful winner. In court on Wednesday, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he didn’t do anything personally to sabotage the election and wasn’t aware of anyone purposefully interfering with the printers. Scott Jarrett, one …

Judge scolds Kari Lake's lawyers as first day of trial is marred with technical glitches
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge scolds Kari Lake's lawyers as first day of trial is marred with technical glitches

Raw Story  

An Arizona judge admonished attorneys for former candidate Kari Lake on Wednesday for failing to prepare for trial properly. On the first day of Lake's election challenge trial, Judge Peter Thompson said that attorneys for Lake had botched the number system for exhibits. Thompson explained that the court's clerk was forced to work until 11 p.m. to create a new …

Kari Lake challenges her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
2 years, 3 months ago

Kari Lake challenges her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Kari Lake, the Republican defeated in Arizona governor’s race, is formally challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs, asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state’s most populous county and either declare her the winner or rerun the governor’s election in that county. Lake sued Maricopa County officials and Hobbs in her current role …

Kari Lake challenges her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
2 years, 3 months ago

Kari Lake challenges her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

LA Times  

Kari Lake, the Republican defeated in Arizona governor’s race, is formally challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs, asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state’s most populous county and either declare her the winner or rerun the governor’s election in that county. Lake sued Maricopa County officials and Hobbs in her current role as Arizona’s …

Judge Cannon completely bungled her job — and got rightly smacked down: Former prosecutor
2 years, 6 months ago

Judge Cannon completely bungled her job — and got rightly smacked down: Former prosecutor

Raw Story  

On MSNBC Wednesday, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman broke down the new Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling placing a stay on right-wing Judge Aileen Cannon's order that effectively prohibited the Justice Department from investigating the classified documents former President Donald Trump had stashed at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. "This ruling just came out, the three-judge panel …

Kentucky judge's secretary says threesome rumors were 'prank'
4 years, 7 months ago

Kentucky judge's secretary says threesome rumors were 'prank'

Daily Mail  

The secretary of an embattled female Kentucky judge accused of having threesomes in her chambers testified the ménage à trois was ‘just a prank’ to give their colleagues ‘something to talk about’. Gentry is facing 12 charges of misconduct from the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission, including allegations that she, Aubrey, and her case specialist Steve Penrose engaged in sexual activity …

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