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Georgia Dodges Voter Requests For Election

Written by Rosie Manins - Law360 | Oct 13, 2020 | News

Law360 (October 13, 2020, 10:22 PM EDT) — Atlanta federal judges have saved Georgia from a last-minute overhaul of its voting system, tossing an elector suit seeking relief from lengthy polling station lines and rejecting a separate bid to enforce the use of hand-marked paper ballots. U.S. District Judge Michael […]

How Have Ga. Experts’ Predictions About Abortion Rights Changed Since the Barrett Nomination?

Written by Jonathan Ringel - Daily Report | Oct 7, 2020 | News

A former Georgia chief justice fears the U.S. Supreme Court and the Georgia high court may restrict abortion rights, but another expert thinks a recent Georgia decision may have bolstered its privacy precedent. Leah Ward Sears wasn’t concerned two years ago, when abortion rights advocates predicted that then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s joining the […]