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Richer’s defamation suit against Lake heading to trial

Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//December 20, 2023//

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Richer’s defamation suit against Lake heading to trial

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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer speaks inside the Recorder’s Office on Nov. 9, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Richer’s defamation suit against Lake heading to trial

Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//December 20, 2023//

A defamation suit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer against one-time gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake lives after a superior court judge found Lake’s statements could not be deemed “rhetorical...

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