# Post-election lawsuit fallout **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 16, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-lawsuit-fallout/938004 "2021-03-16T11:13:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-lawsuit-fallout/938004/1 "2021-03-16T11:13:48Z")
I figure there will be more of these. SCOTUS have dismissed all of them, but there are still attorney’s fees and possibly disbarment. Case in point: Arizona GOP ordered to pay: [https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2020/11/m9485207.pdf](https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2020/11/m9485207.pdf) > [@](#): > > The plaintiff is effectively admitting that the suit was brought primarily for an improper > purpose. > … > By their own admission, the responsible individuals here made no serious pre-filing effort > to determine the validity of the claims > … > Last but not least is the plaintiff’s “First Amendment” argument. No citation is needed for > the proposition that the First Amendment does not give a litigant the right to file and maintain a > groundless lawsuit. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-lawsuit-fallout/938004/2 "2021-03-16T15:14:42Z")
News story about it: > **[Judge rips Arizona GOP for election lawsuit, orders party to pay thousands in...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/16/arizona-republican-party-ordered-pay-legal-fees-election-lawsuit/4714062001/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomwashington-topstories)** > > "The public has a right to expect the Arizona Republican Party to conduct itself respectfully. It has failed to do so in this case," Judge John Hannah said. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-lawsuit-fallout/938004/3 "2021-03-17T13:15:37Z")
There were quite a few lawyers involved in GOP challenges to the election results who should have known better (I’m lookin’ at you, Rudy). There ought to be disciplinary consequences for most if not all of them. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-lawsuit-fallout/938004/4 "2021-03-17T16:08:16Z")
That’s why I started this thread – I’m hoping for some more disciplinary actions, Ideally disbarment for the more extreme cases. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-lawsuit-fallout/938004/5 "2021-03-17T17:05:49Z")
There are [plenty of legal actions](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/02/24/georgia-counties-ask-trump-for-nearly-17000-in-legal-fees-as-gop-election-lawyers-face-consequences/?sh=42e0d01457c8) against various lawyers in the election cases. IANAL and so have no idea how successful any of them are likely to be. Of course, there’s also the Dominion suits against Giuliani, Powell etc, which should be fun. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-lawsuit-fallout/938004/6 "2021-03-19T14:59:56Z")
From Canton, Ohio: [Stark County prosecutor recommends attorneys for Dominion case (cantonrep.com)](https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2021/03/17/prosecutor-recommends-election-law-attorneys-dominion-case/4740235001/)