Legal Opinion
United States v. Georgia
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided July 5, 2012No. Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-2230-SCJPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STEVE C. JONES, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction [Doc. No. 2] filed by the United States of America.
I. Factual Background
This case concerns the State of Georgia’s 2012 runoff absentee voting scheme and the federal laws that remedy the historical disenfranchisement of American citizens serving and living abroad who have been unable to vote because of logistical barriers. As this Order details, over the years, the State of Georgia has made great strides and demonstrated an honest and meritorious…
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