DOJ's lawsuit over Georgia's SB 202 election law will be the eighth lawsuit against the law.
All seven prior suits are before the same district judge, Trump appointee JP Boulee, under the rule that cases involving common questions should be heard by the same judge.
All seven prior suits are before the same district judge, Trump appointee JP Boulee, under the rule that cases involving common questions should be heard by the same judge.
Those cases were brought by various groups, including Georgia NAACP, AME Church, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and Concerned Black Clergy.
The lawsuits make 14th Amendment and VRA challenges to Georgia's elections law.
The lawsuits make 14th Amendment and VRA challenges to Georgia's elections law.
There is a not insignificant danger that pressing this lawsuit will end in Supreme Court precedent allowing Georgia-like provisions nationwide.
That's what happened with voter ID.
That's what happened with voter ID.
It's all about the remedy. A win against Georgia would necessarily be very tailored: "under these facts, adopting such-and-such change to ballot drop boxes was racially discriminatory" doesn't really move the ball on ballot drop boxes, in general.
But a win *for* Georgia would make restricting ballot drop boxes *permissive*, which would be significant precedent.
DOJ said it is challenging Georgia's new out-of-precinct voting restriction, which is one of the live issues in Brnovich.
So, yes, Brnovich could possibly answer some of these questions next week.
So, yes, Brnovich could possibly answer some of these questions next week.
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