Arizona Supreme Court Issues Response to Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit
The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday denied GOP candidate Kari Lake’s petition to transfer her election lawsuit to the high court, saying that it will be heard before an appeals court.
“The Court notes that the Court of Appeals has entered a scheduling order directing respondents in the special action proceeding to file a response and has indicated that the matter will be conferenced, with possible oral argument, on January 24, 2023,” the Supreme Court wrote (pdf). “No good cause appears to transfer the matter to this Court.”
Both the appeal and Lake’s petition for special action without prejudice to seek an expedited review were denied, the Supreme Court ruled….