STATE OF GEORGIA et al v. US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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September 30, 2024
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April 21, 2023
DOJ Will Appeal Ruling In Georgia Voting Law Records Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a decision from February ordering it to give Georgia records of its communication with activist groups that are now challenging the state's controversial 2021 voting law, which the DOJ claims is racially discriminatory.
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February 21, 2023
DOJ Must Produce Georgia Voting Law Challenge Docs
The U.S. Department of Justice must hand over to Georgia records of its discussions with advocacy groups who have challenged the state's controversial 2021 voting law, a D.C. federal judge ruled after finding the records aren't communications exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
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September 30, 2022
Ga. Says DOJ Can't Hide Voting Suit Docs From FOIA Bid
Georgia and its top elections official have asked a District of Columbia federal judge to find that the U.S. Department of Justice can't shield records of its discussions with outside groups challenging Georgia's recent controversial voting law, arguing the feds waived any privilege over the documents by talking to the groups in the first place.
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December 01, 2021
Ga. Sues DOJ For Info On Its 'Targeted' Voting Law Challenge
Georgia and its top election official sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, wanting to know why it chose to challenge the state's controversial new voting law and not similar laws enacted elsewhere.