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A Georgia district court on Wednesday refused to temporarily lift restrictions to absentee voting, drop boxes and other voting methods that will make it harder for Black voters to cast a ballot for the 2024 election.
A federal judge will hear arguments on a motion for preliminary injunction in Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church v. Kemp and consolidated cases challenging a Georgia law passed in 2021 that makes it harder for voters of color and voters with disabilities in the state
Fulton County Board of Commissioners will take comments on Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat’s possible proposal to send people housed at Fulton County jail to out-of-state facilities.
A federal judge has stayed a preliminary injunction against Georgia Senate Bill 140 pending adjudication of the state’s request for her to reconsider her ruling.
Georgia’s attorney general has obtained indictments against more than 60 people, alleging violations of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law over ongoing efforts to halt construction of Atlanta’s planned $90 million police training center, known by many as “Cop City.
The case, filed in 2021, charges the maps deny Black Georgians an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of choice, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.