US EditionJudge rules US Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Georgia voter data in the wrong city
The Justice Department sued 24 states for voter data, but a judge dismissed Georgia's case citing improper venue and lack of jurisdiction, allowing refiling in the correct district.
- A judge ruled that the US Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Georgia voter data in the wrong city.
- Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has resisted the federal demand, citing state law prohibiting the release of confidential voter information unless certain conditions are met.
- Some Republican lawmakers criticized Raffensperger for not complying with the Justice Department's request, while he maintained that he would follow the law and Constitution.
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St Louis Post-DispatchVoter data suit filed in wrong city, judge says
ATLANTA — A federal judge in Georgia on Friday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit seeking voter information from the state, ruling the federal government had sued in the wrong city.
Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ’s Lawsuit Seeking Voter Info From Georgia
A federal judge in Georgia on Friday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking voter information from the state, ruling the department had filed it in the wrong city. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Dec. 18 in the U.S. District Court in Macon, Georgia, after he refused to provide the federal government with the state’s full voter registration information. Distri…
Judge shuts down Trump DOJ's bid to snatch swing state voter data in courtroom showdown
A federal judge has rejected the Trump Justice Department's move to demand the state of Georgia hand over sensitive voter data from its election office.Senior U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal, a George W. Bush appointee in the Middle District of Georgia, concluded that the DOJ filed its motion in...
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