DoJ files lawsuit to challenge Georgia’s sweeping voting restrictions

Attorney general alleges new measures enacted with the purpose of denying the right of Black Georgians to vote'

The US justice department is filing a major federal lawsuit challenging a new sweeping voting measure in Georgia that is widely seen as a blatant effort to make it harder for minorities to vote in the state.

The challenge is the first major voting rights case filed under the new Joe Biden administration and marks one of just a handful of suits the department has filed in recent years challenging voting laws on a statewide basis.