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Supreme Court Upholds $122,200 Sanctions Against Lake Lawyers

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC · How we work

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Supreme Court Upholds Sanctions

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, leaving sanctions against Kari Lake’s lawyers in place.
Attorneys Andrew Parker and Kurt Olsen must pay $122,200 in legal fees to Maricopa County.
The sanctions stem from a 2022 lawsuit seeking to ban electronic voting machines in Maricopa and Pima counties.
Attorney Nathan Lewin warned that upholding the sanctions could chill novel or aggressive legal claims.

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Judge Refers Dispute

Judge John Hinderaker sent the dispute to arbitration on Sept. 19, letting Commissioner Roger Goodell pick the arbitrator.
Don Shumpert alleges he was denied a raise and fired after contract discussions.
Kendra Hogue served the Cardinals from Sept. 9 to Nov. 8, 2024, then alleged a hostile environment.
The Cardinals were the only team charging coaches for offseason meals, per the 2023 NFLPA report.

History

Historical Context

In 1976 the Supreme Court’s Mackey v. NFL decision, building on the 1957 Radovich ruling that placed football under antitrust law, struck down the Rozelle Rule as a Sherman Act violation and affected roughly 3,200 players. That precedent of judicial deference to bargaining frameworks now underlies the Court’s refusal to review sanctions against Kari Lake and a federal judge’s arbitration order in the NFL dispute.

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Supreme Court Upholds Sanctions

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, leaving sanctions against Kari Lake’s lawyers in place.
Attorneys Andrew Parker and Kurt Olsen must pay $122,200 in legal fees to Maricopa County.
The sanctions stem from a 2022 lawsuit seeking to ban electronic voting machines in Maricopa and Pima counties.
Attorney Nathan Lewin warned that upholding the sanctions could chill novel or aggressive legal claims.

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