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IN RE GEORGIA SENATE BILL 202

  1. 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.

  2. August 04, 2023

    Ga. Republicans Have Nothing New In Voting Suit, Court Told

    A coalition of civil rights organizations suing the state of Georgia over a controversial voting law says the state can't submit new arguments in its defense, arguing that a federal judge has everything he needs to invalidate a purported restriction on absentee voting.

  3. June 16, 2023

    Ga., Republicans Fight Bid To Block State Voting Law

    Georgia state officials, bolstered by state and national Republican organizations, asked a Georgia federal court to reject attempts by the federal government, Georgia voters and voting rights groups to block a portion of a state law that prohibits offering food and water to voters waiting in line.

  4. June 12, 2023

    Voting Rights Groups Want Ga. Early Voting Limits Blocked

    Voting rights groups have asked a Georgia federal judge to block parts of a state law that cut the timeframe for runoff elections and the early voting period leading up to the polls, arguing the restrictions intentionally discriminate against Black voters.

  5. May 31, 2023

    Feds, Seeking Ban, Say Ga. Law Violates Voting Rights Act

    The federal government and plaintiffs from four cases challenging Georgia's controversial state voting law, Senate Bill 202, has asked a Georgia federal court for an injunction preventing the enforcement of provisions in the law that they allege violate the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act.