Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-14 · by Jacques Billeaud

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to overturn a $122,000 legal fee ruling against lawyers for Kari Lake, who sought a hand-count of all ballots in Arizona's 2022 midterm elections. The court refused to review a lower-court decision that imposed the fees on Lake’s legal team due to false and misleading statements made during the lawsuit.
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In October 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn $122,000 in legal fees imposed on lawyers representing former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. The court denied a request by attorney Andrew D. Parker to review a lower-court decision that ordered Lake's legal team to pay these costs for making false and misleading statements during a lawsuit aimed at requiring a hand-count of all ballots in the 2022 midterm elections. This ruling solidifies the financial burden on Lake’s campaign and underscores the consequences of baseless claims made in election-related litigation.

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Billeaud, J. (2026, October 13). Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/supreme-court-refuses-to-toss-out-fees-for-lawyers-who-sought-hand-count-in-arizona-election/article_c8005704-4e4c-56eb-8710-55a8f4257719.html

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Jacques Billeaud
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Topics

Arizona PHOENIX The U.S. Supreme Court

Subjects

Andrew D. Parker PERSON · 1× Arizona GPE · 1× Kari Lake PERSON · 1× Lake PERSON · 1× PHOENIX GPE · 1× The U.S. Supreme Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to toss out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for false and misleading statements they made in a lawsuit that sought to require a hand-count of all ballots in the 2022 midterm elections.
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2026-10-14 · Toronto Star
Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election · assertive framing

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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to toss out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for false and misleading statements they made in a lawsuit that sought to require a hand-count of all ballots in the 2022 midterm elections. asserted
that → refuse → elections
The nation’s highest court on Tuesday denied a request from Andrew D. Parker, an attorney who represented Lake in the lawsuit, to review a lower-court decision over the legal costs arising from the unsuccessful litigation. asserted
who → deny → litigation
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