Thompson had previously dismissed eight of the 10 claims Lake raised in her lawsuit. Among those were Lake's allegation that Hobbs, in her capacity as secretary of state, and Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer engaged in censorship by flagging social media posts with election misinformation for...
The 70-page lawsuit was filed in Maricopa County on Dec. 9, just days after the election's certification. Among the claims in the filing, Lake claims there were thousands of illegal votes, that Arizona Secretary of State and Governor-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County Recorder Stephen...
PHOENIX (AP) — 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...
A top GOP election official in Arizona has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake. Jun 23, 2023 Kari Lake's last election loss claim dismissed by Arizona judge Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said Kari Lake failed to prove her claim that Maricopa County did ...
2021, validated the 2020 and 2022 election results and has repeatedly defended Maricopa County’s election administration despite the prevalence of conspiracy theories inaccurately claiming there has been wrongdoing. He’s drawn the ire of conservatives like Lake, filing a defamation lawsuit agai...
Kari Lake’s lawsuit over metro Phoenix’s electronic tabulation systems has been tossed out October 19, 2023 Kari Lake begins Senate campaign as she keeps fighting her loss in the last election October 11, 2023 Kari Lake’s trial to review signed ballot envelopes from Arizona election wr...
A top Republican election official in Arizona filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he's faced "violent vitriol and other dire consequences" because of lies spread...
MAJOR GARRETT: We will take that up with Katie Hobbs, I guarantee you. This week, Nominee Lake, a 64 year old Iowa man was arrested and charged for threatening to lynch Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman. In reaction, Hickman said, "people in positions of influence and leadership in ...
" Lake said. "I'm doing everything in my power to right these wrongs."She pointed to long lines at some polling places that were exacerbated by problems with ballot printers at about a third of the vote centers in Maricopa County, the largest county in the state. She said the problems...
A top Republican election official in Arizona filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud.Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he's faced "violent vitriol and other dire consequences" because of lies spread ...