Anonymous ID: fc2132 March 14, 2024, 7:48 a.m. No.20566150   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>6220 >>6553 >>6649 >>6687

Arizona Supreme Court Rules On Defamation Lawsuit Against Kari Lake

>https://conservativebrief.com/arizona-kari-lake-81782/?utm_source=CB&utm_medium=DJD

Maricopa County, Arizona, Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuit against fellow Republican Kari Lake will proceed to trial, according to the Arizona Supreme Court.

 

Richer sued Lake due to her allegations that he was involved in the election tampering that she lost to Gov. Katie Hobbs in 2022. He claimed that misleading claims made by Lake and her campaign resulted in violent threats against his family and security issues.

 

Richer requested compensation from the court and is requesting that Lake take down the allegedly disparaging remarks.

 

Judge Jay Adelman of Maricopa County Superior Court turned down Lake’s motion to dismiss the case last year, concluding that Lake’s lawyers had not produced sufficient evidence that Richer had filed the lawsuit for an improper reason. She appealed that decision, but a panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals rejected it.

 

In January, Lake, who is currently a candidate for the U.S. Senate, appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court over the decision.

 

The case can now move forward with discovery and trial after the high court lifted the stay and issued an order rejecting the appeal.