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Kari Lake asks court to decide damages in Maricopa County official’s defamation case
Votebeat ^ | March 26, 2024 | Jen Fifield

Posted on 03/26/2024 6:14:05 PM PDT by Eagle Forgotten

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To: Sacajaweau

Throwing liberal media articles at me is not the way to convince anyone.

Notwithstanding, the case was about whether she acted with malice or not, not whether or not she said certain things, which she never denied. And a liberal judge unilaterally decreed she did. Thoughtcrime. And you’re upholding this violation of the First Amendment.


21 posted on 03/26/2024 9:05:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

“Notwithstanding, the case was about whether she acted with malice or not, not whether or not she said certain things, which she never denied. And a liberal judge unilaterally decreed she did.”

I haven’t seen anything about such a declaration by a judge. Lake wanted the court to declare that she DIDN’T defame Richer, and therefore to throw his case out. The court ruled instead that the question had to be presented to a jury. That jury trial is the procedure that Lake has now short-circuited, by conceding liability.


22 posted on 03/26/2024 9:53:25 PM PDT by Eagle Forgotten ( )
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To: Eagle Forgotten
Lake's Motion for default judgment hearing:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24516035-motion-for-default-judgment-hearing

23 posted on 03/26/2024 10:28:07 PM PDT by woodpusher
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“She may not win but she’s a fighter. The rest of the Az. GOP are girlie-men.”

It’s no improvement to get someone who fights but loses. We need winners.


24 posted on 03/26/2024 10:41:01 PM PDT by Armscor38
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“She may not win but she’s a fighter. The rest of the Az. GOP are girlie-men.”

It’s no improvement to get someone who fights but loses. We need winners.


25 posted on 03/26/2024 10:41:04 PM PDT by Armscor38
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To: Eagle Forgotten

Read the article linked in post 20. Go to about the middle. Everything is all about the judge’s opinion rather than the law, rather similar to what Engoron unilaterally decided w.r.t. Trump.


26 posted on 03/26/2024 11:51:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: gibsonguy

You can recall a Governor for any reason in AZ…example Evan Meacham.


27 posted on 03/26/2024 11:57:30 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: Olog-hai; Sacajaweau

I read that article – and I thank Sacajaweau for posting the link. As I read it, the judge didn’t rule that Richer was right. He simply declined Lake’s request to rule that Richer was wrong and that Lake should win without a trial. Under the judge’s decision (upheld on appeal), the issues would be left for a jury.

An article at https://kjzz.org/content/1873242/arizona-supreme-court-wont-dismiss-stephen-richers-defamation-suit-against-kari-lake (apparently from an Arizona radio station) gives this account:

“Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jay Adelman denied Lake’s request to dismiss the case last year, finding Lake’s attorneys failed to prove Richer brought the suit for an improper purpose. An Arizona Court of Appeals panel declined to consider her appeal of that decision.

“Lake, who is now running for U.S. Senate, appealed the ruling to the Arizona Supreme Court in January.

“The high court issued an order denying the appeal and lifted a stay, which allows the case to proceed to discovery and trial.”

Now, the result of Lake’s filing is that she can’t get discovery about Maricopa County’s election procedures, and she can’t present her evidence on that to the jury. If the court grants the default, as requested by Lake, then the only issue for the jury will be how much money to award Richer as compensation for Lake’s defamation of him.


28 posted on 03/27/2024 4:53:39 AM PDT by Eagle Forgotten ( )
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To: Sacajaweau

$250 an hour? Sounds extremely low. An attorney will charge more to get you out of a traffic ticket.


29 posted on 03/27/2024 5:07:19 AM PDT by gcparent (God Bless America )
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To: Olog-hai

>Everything is all about the judge’s opinion rather than the law, .....<

Hence the rush to damages so she can appeal. It’s a waste of time and money to argue with the bought and paid for judge.

EC


30 posted on 03/27/2024 5:40:02 AM PDT by Ex-Con777
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To: Sacajaweau

There’s no question richer was in on the big steal. That much is certain. He is total snake.


31 posted on 03/27/2024 6:24:51 AM PDT by Boomer (If the Rats, Rinos, Uniparty wins, everyone loses. Democrats can no longer claim they are American.)
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To: kaktuskid

You need to do a little research AZ Law it is very difficult and with a POS rat SOS you have no chance.


32 posted on 03/27/2024 7:02:24 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Eagle Forgotten; Olog-hai
If she weren't so hard to look at (snort). Here she is with some fellow who had his election stolen as well.

Pre

33 posted on 03/27/2024 7:15:21 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (We can never stop failing for the minute we do, we fail.)
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To: Ex-Con777

More like, now there is no reason for her to testify in front of a jury as she has admitted liability. Now she removes herself from committing perjury at trial...which she is stupid enough to do. As I’ve stated for forever, she’s a loon.


34 posted on 03/27/2024 7:37:29 AM PDT by Oystir
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To: Eagle Forgotten

I don’t have a smoking gun on Votebeat.org, and did not mean to imply any fault for posting their article.

It’s a new name to me too, and because what they were saying struck me as odd, I tried to research the organization and its funding. Everything I found was unsatisfactorily vague — “we’re, uh, independent, and we get money from supporters”. It is related to “Chalkbeat”. Both have a parent organization called the “Civic News Company” based in NYC.

Civic News Company’s site says as an “organization grounded in the values of equality and antiracism, we prioritize coverage of the key systems that shape this country and prioritize serving communities often neglected by traditional media.” This might mean they are trying to fill the gaps in the dying local news industry. But the George Floyd articles, the layering of organizations, etc., gave me the feeling of leftists pretending to be independent. My gut feeling could be wrong.

I appreciate your comments on the Lake case. I need to research it further and try to make sense of the “why” of it.


35 posted on 03/27/2024 7:50:01 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: Eagle Forgotten

Richer is a mole and won’t be reelected.


36 posted on 03/27/2024 8:09:15 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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To: Armscor38

*It’s no improvement to get someone who fights but loses. We need winners.*
There’s always the ex-rino gov + atty general.


37 posted on 03/27/2024 9:21:05 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Boomer

“There’s no question richer was in on the big steal.”

From what I’ve read, there are at least some questions. For example, Lake pointed to a problem with the way the ballots were printed, as part of her accusation of fraud by Richer. It turns out that he and his office had no role in the printing of the ballots.

I suspect that Lake just shot her mouth off (and defamed Richer) without troubling to identify the real culprit. That would explain why she doesn’t want to try the issue.


38 posted on 03/27/2024 9:42:03 AM PDT by Eagle Forgotten ( )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

*It’s no improvement to get someone who fights but loses. We need winners.*
There’s always the ex-rino gov + atty general.*

This brings me to Wv. Mancin’s successor. Red state. Is the rat weak? Should we go for the conservative rather than the ex-dem-73 y/o?


39 posted on 03/27/2024 2:50:05 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Tommy Revolts

Don’t count on that.


40 posted on 03/27/2024 3:16:18 PM PDT by Coronal
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