Court: Vaseline Woman Must Face Defamation Lawsuit

Law & Crime reports:

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake failed to keep Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s (R) defamation lawsuit on hold Tuesday, meaning the case move towards discovery and trial.

In an orders list, the Arizona Supreme Court, having denied Lake’s petition for review, rejected the attorneys’ fees request and ordered the stay lifted.

The allegedly defamatory Lake statements included claims that Richer sabotaged vote tabulators that Election Day by purposefully printing the “wrong image” (one inch smaller) and claims that “300,000 illegal ballots” affected the election.”

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And now we proceed to discovery. And then trial. https://t.co/wlp1ntnPev

— Stephen Richer—MaricopaCountyRecorder (prsnl acct) (@stephen_richer) March 5, 2024

The AZ Supreme Court just rejected Kari Lake’s most recent appeal in Stephen Richer’s defamation case. The court had put discovery on hold during this appeal.

The case now either moves to discovery — or settlement. pic.twitter.com/UWg4ee4Fch

— Jen Fifield (@JenAFifield) March 5, 2024