Kari Lake defamation case: Judge says Stephen Richer can request texts, emails kjzz.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kjzz.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Attorney points to Richer's fundraising as proof Lake did no harm azcapitoltimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azcapitoltimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kari Lake and her allies have spent the last couple of days criticizing anyone who said she had given up on defending herself in a defamation suit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. “Everything I’ve ever said about the elections is true and I stand by it,” Lake said in an interview with ABC […] The post Judge: Lake has lost all rights to litigate defamation case appeared first on Arizona Mirror.
The default helps Lake avoid some discovery in the Stephen Richer defamation case. She may still have to turn over info that could be used against her.
A judge found that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake no longer has a legal right to argue she did not defame Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a fellow Republican.Richer filed a lawsuit against Lake after she repeatedly claimed without evidence that he sabotaged the 2022 gubernatorial election she lost to Katie Hobbs. Lake’s attorneys filed a motion for default