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  1. March 31, 2025

    DOJ Reverses Course, Drops Ga. Voter Suppression Claims

    The Trump administration has dropped its support for litigation challenging Georgia's Republican-backed 2021 election law overhaul, as the Department of Justice said Monday it would no longer prosecute what it called "fabricated claims of false voter suppression."

  2. February 06, 2025

    Ga. Election Chief Asks Bondi To Drop Voting Rights Suit

    Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday said he has asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to drop a Department of Justice lawsuit alleging that the state's 2021 election overhaul law disenfranchised Peach State voters.

  3. July 19, 2024

    Civil Rights Groups Ask Judge To Block Georgia Voting Law

    A coalition of civil rights and advocacy groups lodged a renewed complaint asking a Georgia federal judge to block parts of a controversial Peach State election law that's facing a number of challenges, including by the federal government.

  4. July 12, 2024

    Feds Join Voting Rights Suit Over Georgia Election Law

    The federal government has joined a suit against Georgia officials over their 2021 voting law after a federal judge allowed it to intervene in wide-ranging litigation against the measure, saying state lawmakers intend to deny Black Georgians and other people of color the right to vote because of their race.

  5. May 15, 2024

    Ga. Says Plaintiffs Firing Blanks At Controversial Voting Law

    In a slew of filings Monday, the state of Georgia renewed its urging that a federal judge grant the state a win in one of the most wide-ranging challenges to its 2021 election voting overhaul bill, arguing that the plaintiffs can't marshal "any competent evidence" to support their suit.

  6. February 21, 2024

    Ga. Urges Judge To Reject DOJ Bid To Join Voting Rights Suit

    Georgia officials want a Peach State federal court to reject the Biden administration's delayed attempt to join a lawsuit alleging a recent state election law discriminates against Black voters, arguing the move is driven by the government's concern about losing its own challenge to the state's voting rules.

  7. January 12, 2024

    Judge Rejects Bid To Block Georgia Runoff Election Deadlines

    A Georgia federal judge on Friday refused to block parts of a controversial state law that tightened deadlines for runoff elections, finding that voting rights advocates hadn't shown Peach State lawmakers passed the measure to discriminate against Black voters.

  8. October 31, 2023

    No Discriminatory Intent Behind State Voting Law, Ga. Says

    Georgia and a group of its election officials asked a federal judge Monday to reject voting rights advocates' challenges to a controversial state election law, arguing across seven separate summary judgment motions that the law's provisions aren't discriminatory and instead protect the state's interest in fair and efficient elections.

  9. August 21, 2023

    Ga. Judge Temporarily Blocks Portions Of State Voting Law

    A Georgia federal judge issued rulings Friday temporarily blocking two provisions of a state election law that banned providing food and drinks to those waiting in long voting lines and required voters to write their date of birth on their absentee ballot return envelopes, while upholding other parts of the law.

  10. August 11, 2023

    Ga. Fights Bid To Block Voting Law's Shortened Time Frames

    Georgia officials urged a federal judge to reject a bid by voting rights groups to block parts of a state law that trimmed the time frames for runoff elections and early voting, arguing that the groups ignored data showing that voter participation improved under the law and didn't prove their claim that it was enacted to discriminate against Black voters.

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