Defamation Case Against Kari Lake To Go Forward, Judge Rules

Kari Lake is about to enter into the "find out" stage of the equation she set herself up for. Her lawyers said she was just kidding around. The judge didn't buy it. Soon it'll be time for her to pay, just like Rudy.

Source: AZCentral

A Maricopa County judge ruled Wednesday that a defamation case against former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake will go forward.

Judge Jay Adleman determined that Lake failed to provide enough evidence to get the case dismissed outright under a recently revised state law intending to deter lawsuits that seek to censor or intimidate critics.

"The court is satisfied that the disputed statements — if indeed they are 'provable' as false or defamatory — would be undeserving of the protections associated with our First Amendment principles," Adleman wrote.

The lawsuit, filed in June by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, accuses Lake and her affiliates of spreading false information about Richer following the November 2022 election. He alleges that Lake knew, or should have known, the statements were false. Lake and Richer are both Republicans.

Her lawyers tried to blow smoke up the judge's ass. Didn't work.

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