Judge upholds Georgia election laws on all counts in voting rights case
Source: AJC
A federal judge delivered a decisive ruling Friday against allies of Democrat Stacey Abrams in their 4-year-old voting rights lawsuit, upholding Georgia election laws on all counts in the case filed by Fair Fight Action days after the 2018 election.
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones judgment concludes the major case over Georgias voter registration and absentee ballot practices after a trial in which voters testified about problems at the polls but few of them were unable to cast a ballot.
Although Georgias election system is not perfect, the challenged practices violate neither the Constitution nor the VRA (Voting Rights Act), wrote Jones in his 288-page order.
The decision followed what is believed to be the longest voting rights trial in the history of the Northern District of Georgia, lasting 21 days with testimony from over 50 witnesses, wrote Jones, a nominee of President Barack Obama.
Read more: https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-upholds-georgia-election-laws-on-all-counts-in-voting-rights-case/24ZA7WQVQVBFHI2PWCM7OMZWEI/

Eliot Rosewater
(32,547 posts)I guess if the judgement is correct, it is true that Democrats care more about the Constitution than party.
peppertree
(22,850 posts)"I wanna be able to go to the mall without havin' to worry," seems to be the attitude here.
onenote
(44,922 posts)Curious whether you have read the opinion.
oldsoftie
(13,538 posts)Article is behind a paywall, but if its the one about the "purging" of voting lists then I never thought that one would go anywhere. But there have been several different suits so this COULD be another one.
Polybius
(19,093 posts)Constitution over Party.
Mr. Evil
(3,036 posts)Polybius
(19,093 posts)And that's who appointed this judge.
Eliot Rosewater
(32,547 posts)onenote
(44,922 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(32,547 posts)I check first now.
ck4829
(36,580 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(32,547 posts)Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Steve CarMichael Jones is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and a former Georgia Superior Court judge. Wikipedia
Born: January 26, 1957 (age 65 years), Athens, GA
Office: Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia since 2011
Spouse: Lillian Kincey
Party: Democratic Party
Appointed by: Barack Obama
Education: University of Georgia, MORE
msongs
(70,573 posts)msfiddlestix
(7,972 posts)there have been far too many reports over the years for me to digest and absorb.
I used to take headlines at face value, especially anything related to or regarding voter suppression. In particular in Georgia, Flordia, NC and other areas in the South.
Checking in DU this morning and I'm so down hearted generally speaking, I find it harder and harder to keep things in perspective, sort through threads focused on MTG etc and try to hang on to some measure of optimism, but stumble on to creepy, perverted and corrupt judges in Louisiana, or questionable rulings from Judges overseeing voter suppression, or TFG's classified documents, Russian aggression and out in the open thugery, etc etc etc.
Taking a long break I think.
I just want to know when TFG has been arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced to death or life in prison, along with his henchmen.
J