An Atlanta-based federal judge on Monday recused herself from a voter roll lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross, a nominee of former President Barack Obama, granted the DOJ’s motion that sought her disqualification from the
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An Atlanta-based federal judge on Monday recused herself from a voter roll lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross, a nominee of former President Barack Obama, granted the DOJ’s motion that sought her disqualification from the
A federal judge agreed to step aside on Monday from a major voting lawsuit brought by the Trump administration after an investigation discovered the judge attended a campaign event for Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D), who prosecuted Trump after the 2020 election. An Atlanta-based federal judge on Monday recused herself from a voter roll lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. A federal judge has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S.
Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial.
The Hill reported the story as "Judge who attended Fani Willis campaign event recuses from DOJ voting lawsuit." The Seattle Times reported the story as "Judge who had sex in courthouse and attended political event agrees to exit Georgia election case." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Atlanta judge recuses herself from DOJ voter roll lawsuit in Georgia."
3 sources have covered this story, including Washington Examiner, The Seattle Times and The Hill. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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