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Bryan Blehm

Blehm, Lake, election contest, State Bar
Jun 7, 2024

Lake’s attorney suspended for false statements to court

The state’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge suspended Kari Lake’s attorney Bryan Blehm for two months with a year-long probation period for claiming it was an “undisputed fact” Maricopa County injected more than 35,500 ballots into the 2022 election count in filings to the Arizona Supreme Court. 

May 24, 2024

Judge to issue sanctions against Lake’s attorney for misleading court

Kari Lake’s attorney Bryan Blehm could be blocked from litigating election contests in 2024 if the state presiding disciplinary judge rules in line with a recommendation from the State Bar. 

Former Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake, right, stands next to her attorney Bryan Blehm at Maricopa County Superior Court during a voting records trial Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
May 10, 2024

Attorney discipline could be battle ground in 2024 election

A state Supreme Court ruling and ongoing attorney discipline proceedings stand to shape how courts and the State Bar dole out discipline for attorneys involved in unsuccessful election cases.

Blehm, Lake, election contest, State Bar
Mar 5, 2024

Lake gives up on legal effort to overturn election loss

Kari Lake has given up on her efforts to get access to ballot envelopes she has argued were key in her bid to overturn the 2022 election results.

Lake, Richer, Maricopa County, lawsuit, election
Nov 30, 2023

Judge denies Lake’s access to review ballot affidavit envelopes’ signatures in her election contest

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge denied former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake access to inspect signatures on 2022 ballot affidavit envelopes to support her ongoing election contest.  

hand counts, Mohave County, Mayes
Nov 20, 2023

Mohave County supervisors reject proposal to hand count ballots

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted against moving forward with a plan to hand count ballots, dodging assured litigation from the Attorney General’s Office.  

Blehm, Lake, election contest, State Bar
Nov 16, 2023

Attorney representing Lake in election challenge admits he might not have been qualified

An attorney who has been representing Kari Lake in her attempts to overturn the election returns is admitting that he may not have been up to the job.

Lake, ballots, Maricopa County attorneys, election contest, ballot affidavit envelopes, public records
Oct 18, 2023

Court rules counties can’t hand-count all ballots in elections

Arizona counties are prohibited by law from hand-counting all ballots in an election, even if they want to do so because county leaders have bought into conspiracy theories that say vote tabulation machines are untrustworthy, the state Court of Appeals ruled.

Cochise County, Arizona Court of Appeals
Jul 18, 2023

Court considers Cochise County’s claim supervisors had authority to do full hand count of ballots

The Arizona Court of Appeals considered Cochise County’s claim that the board of supervisors did in fact have the authority to conduct a full hand count of ballots in the 2022 election, contrary to an earlier trial court ruling barring them from doing so.

Lake, ballots, Maricopa County attorneys, election contest, ballot affidavit envelopes, public records
Jun 26, 2023

Judge declines to dismiss Lake’s bid for access to ballot affidavit envelopes

A Maricopa County superior court judge declined to dismiss Kari Lake’s public records bid for access to ballot affidavit envelopes today.

Lake, Hobbs, Fontes, Maricopa County, election contest
Dec 9, 2022

Cyber Ninjas lawyer, Trump attorney file election contest for Lake

In a wide-ranging lawsuit filed on Friday afternoon, attorneys for former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake asked a Maricopa County judge to throw out the results of her election loss. The election contest lawsuit asks the court to declare Lake the winner – or order a new election. 

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