US EditionBondi DOJ ends Biden legal challenge to Georgia election law, alleged Black voter suppression
- On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the Justice Department to drop a lawsuit challenging Georgia's 2021 Election Integrity Act .
- The lawsuit, filed by the Biden administration, contested the law passed after President Trump's 2020 loss in Georgia, which implemented stricter voter ID rules, limited ballot drop boxes, restricted mobile voting units, and prohibited giving food or water to voters in line.
- The Georgia law, Senate Bill 202, faced national backlash, including boycotts from some businesses and Major League Baseball, while also being challenged by civil rights groups like the NAACP and the ACLU.
- Bondi stated, "Contrary to the Biden Administration's false claims of suppression, Black voter turnout actually increased under", while Raffensperger called the decision a validation of the law's constitutionality, and Mizelle stated that baseless claims of Jim Crow-style discrimination are the real insult.
- The Justice Department's decision, welcomed by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, signals a shift from the Biden-era civil rights actions, with voting rights advocates criticizing the move and the Georgia NAACP vowing to continue its efforts against the law despite preliminary data from the 2024 election showing an increase in total ballots cast by Black voters.
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Bondi DOJ ends Biden legal challenge to Georgia election law, alleged Black voter suppression
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday directed the Department of Justice to dismiss a Biden administration lawsuit, which challenged a Republican-backed Georgia election law by alleging Black voter suppression.
AG Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Suit That Accused Georgia of Suppressing Black Voters
Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced on March 31 that she is directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its 2021 election law, Senate Bill 202, reversing a high-profile challenge originally brought under the Biden administration. In June 2021, the DOJ under the Biden administration alleged that Georgia lawmakers enacted Senate Bill 202 with the intent to suppress the votes of black Georgians…
Trump administration dropping challenge to Georgia election overhaul
ATLANTA – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered the Justice Department to drop a lawsuit the Biden administration filed in 2021 challenging an overhaul of state election law passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. Senate Bill 202 replaced the signature-match verification process for absentee ballots with an ID requirement. It also restricted the location of ballot drop boxes and prohibited non-poll workers from handing out foo
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