Jeff Amy

December 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The approval of the maps sets the stage for them to be used in 2024 elections. They're likely to reproduce the current 9-5 Republican majority among Georgia's 14 congressional seats, while retaining GOP majorities in the state Senate and House.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"The state of Georgia is playing games," plaintiff lawyer Abha Khanna said of the new maps. "We're going to make you chase us all over the state from district to district to achieve an equal opportunity for Black voters. It's a constant game of whack-a-mole."

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The lawsuit comes as a decision remains in limbo on whether to prosecute the Republican on state charges, due to a lack of a special prosecutor willing to take the case.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online

U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross on Thursday forbade the Cobb County school district from using a map supported by the current board's four Republican members, finding in a preliminary injunction that the map is "substantially likely to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

If the city wins, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could kill the petition drive by ruling it illegal under state law, or rule all of 100,000-plus signatures collected are void because none were submitted by the original 60-day deadline of Aug. 21.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The three sets of plaintiffs in the case filed briefs with the federal judge who ruled in their favor in October, urging him to reject Georgia's proposed maps and draw new voting districts himself in time for 2024's legislative and congressional elections.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Republicans pushing redistricting plans in Georgia say such districts aren't protected by the federal Voting Rights Act. Thus, they say it's legal for them to target a district now represented by Democratic U.S. Rep Lucy McBath for a drastic transformation, even as they draw a new Black-majority district elsewhere in metro Atlanta.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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November 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The ruling is important beyond Georgia's Public Service Commission because it could help protect certain statewide elections in other states subject to scrutiny for racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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November 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

At stake is determining whether a railroad can legally condemn property to build a rail line 4.5 miles long that would serve a rock quarry and possibly other industries.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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November 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Unlike earlier decades, when Republicans avoided losses, some Georgia GOP lawmakers are now likely to walk the plank when new districts are drawn. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in October ordered Georgia to draw Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state Senate districts, and five additional state House districts.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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