"Supreme Court Upholds Sanctions Against Pro-Trump 'Kraken' Lawyers"

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Trump-allied lawyers, including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, who faced legal sanctions for promoting baseless litigation related to the 2020 presidential election. The rejection leaves in place a federal appeals court ruling upholding sanctions against them for a spurious lawsuit to reject Michigan's election results. The financial fallout from election lies and conspiracy theories has reached nearly $1bn, and the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in on major constitutional questions related to Trump's 2024 campaign and his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.