The Justice Department is suing the state of Georgia in an effort to overturn a contentious state law that federal officials claim restricts Black voters’ access to the polls in likely the first of several legal challenges to states’ newly imposed election laws.
“The rights of all citizens to vote are the central pillars of our democracy,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, adding that recent changes to Georgia law amounted to voter suppression.
“This lawsuit is the first step of many we are taking to ensure that all eligible voters can cast a vote; that all lawful votes are counted; and that every voter has access to accurate information.”
The government alleges that
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