Maricopa County Judge Dismisses Kari Lake Election Lawsuit
The lawsuit, which sought to overturn the results of Arizona’s 2022 race for governor, was dismissed after a two-day trial.
The lawsuit, which sought to overturn the results of Arizona’s 2022 race for governor, was dismissed after a two-day trial.
In his lawsuit, Dr. David Phillips–who taught summer courses for high school students at the Governor’s School of North Carolina–claims that he was fired after hosting a series of lectures criticizing critical race theory. Attorneys for Phillips note that both students and staff at the school reacted negatively to his lectures.
Arizona’s Republican governor agreed to begin removing the temporary border barriers just two weeks before his term expires.
In his ruling, the Maricopa County judge dismissed all but two counts from Lake’s lawsuit.
The teacher says that she was effectively forced to resign after citing her religious beliefs as the reason she could not address students by their preferred pronouns.
The lawsuit alleges that Arizona has not only usurped the federal government’s jurisdiction over border policy but actively prevented civil servants from continuing routine work along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has claimed that Arizona’s “shoddy election” practices is responsible for her loss.
The lawsuit, filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, claims that the Biden administration “colluded” with social media companies to restrict Americans’ free speech by limiting the spread of COVID-related misinformation.
The president’s attorneys claim that Congress cannot compel a former or sitting president to testify about his actions in office.
In his ruling, the judge asserted that Trump’s legal team had tried to abuse the court system by filing a lawsuit for purely political purposes.