Kari Lake not sanctioned by judge in election case.

Maricopa County officials were seeking penalties against Kari Lake and her attorneys after her case challenging signature-verification rules was rejected. However, a judge denied the request for sanctions and the petition for reimbursement on May 26.

“Even if her argument did not prevail, Lake, through her witness, presented facts consistent with and in support of her legal argument,” Thompson wrote. “The remainder of Defendants’ allegations appear to rely on the Court’s inherent power as the authority by which they request the Court ‘award’ unspecified sanctions ‘against’ Lake’s counsel,” he added.

While Lake’s loss at trial is the second time that Judge Peter Thompson rejected her claims, he stipulated that “opposing litigants in a heated dispute will naturally view the same evidence differently,” providing an argument for why Lake’s lawyers shouldn’t be sanctioned.

‘Elections Are a Mess’

Despite the setback, Kari Lake is determined to take her election challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this year, Lake indicated that she might run for Senate in 2024 and said that her internal polling shows her performing well against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Rep. Rueben Gallego.

It remains to be seen whether Lake’s legal challenge will be successful, but one thing is clear: “Elections are a mess,” as Lake herself has said.

• Maricopa County officials confirmed there were problems with printer tabulators on Election Day.
• Lake posted a number of videos from voters who indicated they were disenfranchised.
• Thompson ruled that Lake did not prove her claim that county officials didn’t verify tens of thousands of signatures on mail-in ballots.

Despite the challenges, Kari Lake remains undeterred in her pursuit of justice.