Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced on March 31 that she is directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its 2021 election law, Senate Bill 202, reversing a high-profile challenge originally brought under the Biden administration.
In June 2021, the DOJ under the Biden administration alleged that Georgia lawmakers enacted Senate Bill 202 with the intent to suppress the votes of black Georgians. The DOJ had cited violations of the Voting Rights Act in its complaint and accused state officials of racial discrimination in election policy.
“Contrary to the Biden administration’s false claims of suppression, Black voter turnout actually increased under SB 202,” Bondi said in the statement announcing the decision. “Georgians deserve secure elections, not fabricated claims of false voter suppression meant to divide us.”...
