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Georgia education unions mum on Garland's memo about 'disturbing spike' in threats against school officials
Four Georgia education unions refused to comment on a memo issued earlier this month by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. attorneys regarding “a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence” against school administrators, board members, faculty, and staff.
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'Speech and democratic processes … must be respected': Senate Republicans urge Department of Justice to respect the rights of parents
On Oct. 4, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo to the heads of the FBI and Federal Attorney’s Offices directing them to convene with federal, state, and local law enforcement to discuss how best to deter a "disturbing trend" of harassment against public school board members, teachers and workers.
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Conservatives support Georgia voter law, oppose legal challenges
It appears increasingly likely that election reforms that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed into law (Senate Bill 202) in March will stand up to a host of lawsuits, including one from the U.S. Justice Department, alleging it suppresses minority voters.
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Warnock's 'I have never been opposed to voter ID' statement becomes a target of scrutiny
Georgia state Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Savannah) seems to have had a change of heart when it comes to the state's recent reform of the voter-ID law.
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Elections analyst: Georgia’s new voting law 'more progressive' than most states
An analysis of the new Georgia elections law cited in numerous lawsuits as discriminatory shows that the law, rather than suppress votes, is “in many respects far more progressive than most states,” Harvey Tettlebaum, president of the conservative-leaning Lawyers Democracy Fund (LDF), told the Peach Tree Times..
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Honest Elections Project says DOJ's case against Georgia voting law is 'full of holes'
The Department of Justice (DOJ) case against Georgia's new voting law is “full of holes, and reads more like a press release than a lawsuit,” Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, told Peach Tree Times.
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Justice Department appears to face uphill battle in Georgia election law fight
With the U.S. Supreme Court standing behind two election integrity laws in Arizona, the U.S. Department of Justice is unlikely to have any success in its efforts to overturn a similar law in Georgia, conservative observers note.
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Former Georgia senator vows to 'continue our fight' against election integrity lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department will sue the state of Georgia over its new voting laws on its claim that the controversial measures are intended to limit ballot access to Black voters, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
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Justice Department suit targets new Georgia voting law
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday against Georgia’s recently enacted voter integrity law, alleging it restricts voter access, according to a report by National Review.