Great Lakes Wire

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a rehearing request from Sidney Powell and several other attorneys who were sanctioned for filing a baseless challenge to the 2020 presidential election. The Supreme Court's decision comes after petitions for certiorari filed by the attorneys were denied in February.

Last year, a panel of the Sixth Circuit upheld the monetary and disciplinary sanctions imposed against the attorneys by U.S. District Court Judge Linda V. Parker in August 2021. In her scathing opinion justifying the sanctions, Judge Parker expressed, "This lawsuit represents a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process. It is one thing to take on the charge of vindicating rights associated with an allegedly fraudulent election. It is another to take on the charge of deceiving a federal court and the American people into believing that rights were infringed, without regard to whether any laws or rights were in fact violated. This is what happened here."

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel condemned the attorneys' actions, stating, “The actions of Sidney Powell and others were meritless and political, with a total disregard for the oaths they took as attorneys.” Nessel also expressed gratitude towards the U.S. Supreme Court for upholding the sanctions against the attorneys, emphasizing the importance of protecting the democratic process.

Following the Supreme Court's decision, the Department of Attorney General is set to initiate the process of collecting the sanctions owed by the attorneys to the State of Michigan.