CONFIRMED: Kari Lake To Ask (AZ) Supreme Court To Review Election Contest Loss

Update, 6/13: "CONFIRMED: Kari Lake To Ask (AZ) Supreme Court To Review Election Contest Loss"

Kari Lake's attorney confirmed to Arizona's Law that he plans to ask the Arizona Supreme Court to review this week's 2022 Election Contest loss.

"We intend to seek review," Kurt Olsen emailed us. Olsen and co-counsel Bryan Blehm have 30 days (from the June 11 Opinion) to file their Petition for Review. The Arizona Supreme Court has discretion as to whether or not to accept the 

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Original article, 6/11: "BREAKING: Katie Hobbs Still Governor, Kari Lake Loses 2022 Election Contest Appeal"

The Court of Appeals (finally) REJECTED Kari Lake's appeal of her 2022 Election Contest, unanimously affirming the lower court's decisions. Judge Sean Brearcliffe authored the 23-page Opinion, which methodically dispenses of Lake's arguments to grant her relief from Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson's judgment dismissing her contest.

One of the arguments that Lake supporters have frequently used is that Maricopa County Co-Elections Director Scott Jarrett lied about the printer/tabulator issues that impacted some of the 2022 Voting Centers on Election Day. The Court of Appeals analyzed it: "At best, this is a misunderstanding between an attorney and a witness that was ironed-out during a trial."

Lake has been represented in this Election Contest by Kurt Olsen and Bryan Blehm. Both have been the subject of ethics complaints, and the Arizona Supreme Court recently ordered Blehm suspended for two months because of the case. It is unclear (but likely) whether Lake will appeal today's decision, and whether Blehm will be able to be part of such an appeal.

This article was reported by AZ Law founder Paul Weich. 

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