New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jerry H. Goldfeder | December 21, 2023
The victorious plaintiffs in 'Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission' are counting on new lines to help Democratic congressional candidates in next year's election to make Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Speaker of the House of Representatives.
By Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press | December 19, 2023
The new lawsuit points to comments the former New York City mayor made during and after the damages trial last week, repeating the baseless conspiracy theories about Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss.
By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | December 19, 2023
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 Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | December 19, 2023
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected Meadows' request, affirming a lower court opinion from September. The ruling is a win for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case and is seeking to try the remaining defendants in a single trial in a Georgia state court.
By Brendan Farrington | December 18, 2023
Republican Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual sexual relationship, according to police records.
By Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press | December 18, 2023
The $148 million verdict in a defamation case brought by two former Georgia election workers marks a new low point for the man once lauded as "America's mayor," whose advocacy of Donald Trump's false election claims has led to criminal charges and hefty legal bills.
By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | December 18, 2023
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 By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | December 15, 2023
The damages verdict follows emotional testimony from Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who tearfully described becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republicans as they tried to keep then-President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election.
By Jim Saunders | December 15, 2023
The plaintiffs argue that the redistricting overhaul violated part of a 2010 constitutional amendment that barred drawing districts that would "diminish" the ability of minorities to "elect representatives of their choice."
By The Associated Press | December 15, 2023
The letters, obtained Thursday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through an open records request, were hand-written and terse. Neither letter acknowledges the legitimacy of Democrat Joe Biden's win in Georgia's 2020 election nor denounces the baseless conspiracy theories they pushed to claim Trump was cheated out of victory through fraud.
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