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Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of sanctions against Kari Lake’s lawyer

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The Hill, ABC News and The Epoch Times report that the U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday, October 13, to hear an appeal from Andrew Parker, a lawyer who represented Kari Lake. The court gave no explanation, leaving in place an appeals court ruling. A federal judge sanctioned Parker and another lawyer in 2022 over false or misleading statements in Lake’s lawsuit challenging Arizona’s electronic voting machines and seeking hand counts; the sanctions total $122,000, according to ABC News and The Epoch Times. The lawsuit, brought by Lake and state lawmaker Mark Finchem, was dismissed by a judge who found they lacked standing and had filed too close to the election.

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  1. The U.S. Supreme Court declined on October 13, 2026 to hear an appeal from Andrew Parker, a lawyer who represented Kari Lake, and gave no reason.

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    Left
    ABC News
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. A federal judge sanctioned Parker and another lawyer in 2022 for false or misleading statements, with $122,000 in legal costs.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. The Supreme Court’s refusal leaves the appeals court’s 2025 ruling upholding the sanctions in place.

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    ABC News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  4. A judge dismissed the 2022 lawsuit by Lake and Mark Finchem, which challenged electronic voting machines and sought hand counts, finding they lacked standing and had sued too close to the election.

    One outletABC News· Left

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a sanctioned Lake lawyer, without explanation. The left and right headlines focus on the $122,000 sanctions, while the center headline focuses on the voting-machine lawsuit.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Headline presents the Supreme Court refusing to throw out $122,000 in fees for lawyers who sought a hand count; the text is an Associated Press report carried by ABC News.

    Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election
    ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Headline presents the court turning away a lawyer’s challenge to sanctions, placing the story in the Arizona voting machine lawsuit; the sanctions amount is not in the headline.

    Supreme Court turns away Kari Lake lawyer's challenge to sanctions in Arizona voting machine lawsuit
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Headline says the sanctions stay in place and leads with that outcome, adding that courts have found the lawyers made false statements; it is the outlet’s own report.

    Supreme Court Keeps Sanctions in Place for Kari Lake’s Lawyers
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

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Leads with

  • $122,000 in legal costs
  • false and misleading statements
  • hand-count lawsuit
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  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

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

    The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to throw out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for making false and misleading statements in a 2022 lawsuit

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Supreme Court turned away challenge
  • Arizona voting machine lawsuit
  • no explanation given
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  • The HillCenter

    Supreme Court turns away Kari Lake lawyer's challenge to sanctions in Arizona voting machine lawsuit

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from a lawyer who was sanctioned while representing former GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in a 2022 lawsuit challenging Arizona’s use of electronic voting machines. …

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • sanctions remain in place
  • courts found false statements
  • $122,000 in sanctions
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    7 hr 40 min later

    Its first report, Oct 13, 5:18 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    The Hill, Oct 13, 9:38 AM EDT

  • Right

    1 day 2 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 11:53 AM EDT

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  1. The HillCenterOct 13, 9:38 AM EDT
  2. ABC NewsLeftOct 13, 5:18 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 14, 11:53 AM EDT

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