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https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/20/maricopa-county-judge-ruled-defamation-case-against-kari-lake-will-go-forward/71985106007/
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.
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