The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from lawyers associated with former President Donald Trump, including Sidney Powell, regarding $150,000 in sanctions imposed on them for filing a baseless lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in Michigan. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of six Republican voters, contested Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory over Trump in the state.
Seven lawyers, including L. Lin Wood, were sanctioned for abusing the court system with the sham lawsuit. Wood claimed he had a minimal role in the case, offering his services as a seasoned litigator to Powell. The sanctions, originally set at $175,000, were reduced by a federal appeals court to around $150,000, owed to the state and Detroit for their legal expenses.
