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The Baltimore Sun |
“Contrary to the Biden administration’s false claims of suppression, Black voter turnout actually increased under SB 202,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Monday.
Seattle Times |
The lawsuit, filed in June 2021 under former President Joe Biden, alleged that the Georgia law was intended to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot.
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Opponents of Senate Bill 202, which was signed into law by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in March 2021, dub the legislation as "Jim Crow 2.0."
The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won final approval from the House on Thursday.
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A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff.
Georgia election bills that would overhaul absentee voting and voter registration laws are moving toward final votes.
Current Georgia law is strict about how lawyers can bring in evidence of domestic abuse, said Ellie Williams, legal director with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She is spearheading the legislation, which would loosen some restrictions, and said the strict guidelines reflect outdated understandings of abuse.