Category: Kari Lake

Judge Rules 2 of Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit Claims Can Go to Trial

A Maricopa County, Arizona judge ruled that two out of 10 claims brought by GOP gubernatorial candidate that challenges Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs’ election win can go to trial. Maricopa County Superior Judge Peter Thompson dismissed (pdf) the eight other claims in Lake’s lawsuit, ruling they didn’t meet the criteria to bring election challenges under state…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 19): Maricopa Judge Hears Oral Arguments in Kari Lake Lawsuit; SCOTUS Extends Title 42 Border Policy

A Maricopa County judge on Dec. 19 heard oral arguments on a motion to dismiss an election-related lawsuit filed by Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. The House January 6 Committee held its final hearing and urged the Justice Department to prosecute former President Donald Trump. The seventh installment of so-called Twitter Files was released,…


Kari Lake Says She Plans on Taking Lawsuit ‘Right Up to Supreme Court’

Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake on Sunday signaled that she will not concede the Arizona gubernatorial election anytime soon, coming weeks after state officials certified the race in favor of her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs. Earlier this month, Lake filed a legal challenge to contest Hobbs’s victory that sought to either declare her the winner…


LIVE NOW: Judge Hears Arguments Regarding Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Kari Lake

A judge will hear oral arguments on a motion to dismiss an election-related lawsuit filed by Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake at 11 a.m. ET on Dec. 19. Attorneys for Maricopa County, Arizona, last week asked a judge to toss Lake’s lawsuit that alleged the Nov. 8 election was botched and she should be…


Judge Hears Arguments Regarding Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Kari Lake

A judge will hear oral arguments on a motion to dismiss an election-related lawsuit filed by Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake at 11 a.m. ET on Dec. 19. Attorneys for Maricopa County, Arizona, last week asked a judge to toss Lake’s lawsuit that alleged the Nov. 8 election was botched and she should be…


NTD Good Morning (Dec. 19): Elon Musk to Step Down as Twitter CEO?; El Paso Braces for Influx of Illegal Immigrants

Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO? The social media company owner asks people to vote on his future in a Twitter poll. We have the results. What will happen when title 42 ends this week? The City of El Paso, Texas has an idea, and its declared a state of emergency. Kari Lake…


Judge Rules Kari Lake May Inspect Some Maricopa County Ballots

A judge overseeing an Arizona electoral lawsuit ruled on Friday that GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake may appoint an inspector to analyze a small selection of Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2022 midterm election. The inspection may begin on Dec. 20, unless Lake’s lawsuit is dismissed beforehand, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson said in…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 16): Twitter Files Part 6: FBI Flagging Accounts for Company to Target; Kari Lake Lawsuit Update

Emails from the FBI to Twitter released on Dec. 16 showed bureau officials flagging specific people for Twitter to take action against. A Maricopa County judge granted Kari Lake permission to inspect some ballots from the 2022 midterm election. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow…


Kari Lake’s Lawsuit Trial a Win for Election Integrity: Jenna Ellis

The fact that a judge has ordered a two-day trial in Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s election lawsuit is a win for election integrity efforts, said Jenna Ellis, former senior adviser and counsel to former President Donald Trump, in a Dec. 14 interview with NTD News. The hearing to determine whether there was enough evidence to warrant…


Katie Hobbs Lawyer Moves to Dismiss Kari Lake’s Lawsuit

Republican candidates for two of Arizona’s top offices had their initial hearings in election-related legal challenges Tuesday, setting the schedule for the next steps that need to be taken. GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem, respectively, argue that they won during the Nov. 8 midterm election and asked…