{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The fees were ordered due to false and misleading statements made during the legal challenge.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T22:05:12.669Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-13T21:15:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T23:00:33.772Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing and no independent outlets.","critic":"Fact kept separate from comment, specific figures and dates, and names are used.","hype":"Language is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#SupremeCourt","#KariLake","#ElectionLaw","#LegalFees","#ArizonaPolitics"],"entities":["U.S. Supreme Court","Kari Lake","Mark Finchem","9th Circuit Court of Appeals","Andrew D. 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The lawsuit aimed to compel a hand-count of all ballots in Arizona's midterm elections."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Supreme Court's decision means the legal fees stand. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had previously rejected appeals related to both the dismissal of the lawsuit and the order for legal fees. The requirement to pay the costs applies to the attorneys involved in the case, not to Kari Lake or Mark Finchem, who were the plaintiffs."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on lawsuit's aim"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While most reports state the lawsuit sought to require a hand-count of all ballots in the 2022 midterm elections, ABC News reports the lawsuit sought to ban electronic tabulation devices."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned that the lawsuit also sought to ban electronic tabulation devices, a detail included in ABC News's full report."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"AZ Family - Phoenix","url":"https://azfamily.com/2026/10/13/supreme-court-refuses-toss-out-fees-lawyers-who-sought-hand-count-arizona-election","headline":"Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T23:49:27.389Z"},{"sourceName":"Hoodline","url":"https://hoodline.com/2026/10/supreme-court-refuses-to-erase-122k-sanction-against-kari-lake-s-election-lawyers","headline":"Kari Lake Lawyers' $122K Sanction Stands, Supreme Court Rules","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T22:39:58.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Newser","url":"https://newser.com/story/398084/scotus-rejects-appeal-from-kari-lake-lawyer.html","headline":"SCOTUS: Kari Lake Lawyer Has to Pay Up","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T22:39:35.513Z"},{"sourceName":"Arizona Capitol Times","url":"https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/10/13/attorneys-for-lake-finchem-lose-bid-to-avoid-paying-legal-penalties","headline":"Attorneys for Lake, Finchem lose bid to avoid paying legal penalties","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T22:27:27.000Z"},{"sourceName":"My Mother Lode","url":"https://mymotherlode.com/news/national/11218920/supreme-court-refuses-to-toss-out-fees-for-lawyers-who-sought-hand-count-in-arizona-election.html","headline":"Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T21:41:52.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Record","url":"https://troyrecord.com/2026/10/13/kari-lake-hand-counting-legal-fees","headline":"Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T21:30:47.000Z"},{"sourceName":"OC Register","url":"https://ocregister.com/2026/10/13/kari-lake-hand-counting-legal-fees","headline":"Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T21:30:47.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WBAL","url":"https://wbal.com/supreme-court-refuses-to-toss-out-fees-for-lawyers-who-sought-hand-count-in-arizona-election","headline":"Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand cou","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T21:15:02.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Herald/Review Media","url":"https://myheraldreview.com/news/state/supreme-court-leaves-122k-sanctions-in-lake-finchem-case-intact/article_94d37ec3-f396-4f78-8345-cf11ef574cde.html","headline":"$122,200 in penalties. 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