U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered the Department of Justice to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Georgia's 2021 election law, Senate Bill 202. The law, passed by Republican lawmakers after Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, was criticized for potentially suppressing minority voter turnout. The Biden administration had originally filed the lawsuit, arguing the law disproportionately affected Black voters. The decision to drop the case marks a significant shift in federal oversight of state election laws. The law had previously sparked national controversy, including the relocation of the 2021 MLB All-Star Game from Atlanta.
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DOJ Instructed to Dismiss Legal Challenge to Georgia Election Law
The law was part of a trend of Republican-backed measures that tightened rules around voting, passed in the months after Trump lost his reelection bid to Biden, claiming without evidence that voter fraud cost him victory.
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