Judge says election results must be certified on time, despite new state board rules
The lawsuit challenged a new rule requiring county election board members to take on “a reasonable inquiry” before certifying the election.
A judge considers whether to clarify 2 new Georgia election certification rules
The suit asks the judge to confirm that election superintendents, which are multi-person boards in many counties, have no discretion to withhold or delay certification. It also asks him to declare the two new rules invalid if he believes they allow such discretion.
Georgia judge seems open to allowing election rule changes
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney appeared open to upholding recent changes to Georgia’s State Election Board rules based on arguments made during a bench trial in the Peach State on Tuesday.
Fulton County judge says he’ll rule before Election Day on new State Election Board rules
Georgia Democrats urged a Fulton County judge Tuesday to throw out changes made by the Republican-controlled State Election Board ahead of next month’s presidential election. There are two new rules at the center of the case,
Georgia's strict abortion ban is unconstitutional, judge rules
Liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning … the power of a woman to control her own body,” Judge McBurney wrote
Abortion access is opening up in the South after Georgia Judge’s ruling
Floridians could get more access to abortion after a Georgia Judge knocked down the state’s six-week abortion ban and ruled it unconstitutional. Abortion rights advocates say women are traveling hundreds of miles to access treatment after Florida’s own six-week abortion ban went into effect in May.
Georgia judge says election results must be certified on time, despite new state board rules
While he has not issued a formal ruling, McBurney made clear in two hearings on Tuesday morning that he believes county election boards have no legal choice but to certify elections by a state-imposed deadline.
Judge signals he may rule Georgia counties must certify election results on time
The Georgia State Election Board and Republicans squared off against Democrats Tuesday over controversial rule changes to the November contest.
Democrats ask Georgia judge to block new election rules
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen (Reuters) -Lawyers for the Democratic Party urged a judge in Georgia on Tuesday to undo changes made by a Republican-controlled board to election rules in the state that they said could undermine trust in the .
Georgia judge to decide if the state's MAGA election board broke the law
In a 3-2 vote last month, the Georgia Election Board, led by allies of former President Donald Trump, passed a rule that allows county election board members to conduct an undefined "reasonable inquiry" into election results before certifying them.
Fulton County judge strikes down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban as unconstitutional
A Fulton County judge has ruled that Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional under the state constitution, ...
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order Monday that “liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning ...
Georgia Judge’s Abortion Decision Will Reverberate Across The South, Albeit Temporarily
Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney issued an order Monday striking down the state’s six-week abortion ban and ...
Georgia's six-week abortion ban ruled unconstitutional by Fulton County judge
Georgia's six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Monday, ...
Fulton County Judge Strikes Down Georgia’s Six-Week Abortion Ban
A Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, deemed the LIFE Act.
Judge won't block state in dispute over Florida abortion amendment information
Saying courts “must trust the people to decide what information is important to them,” a Leon County circuit judge Monday ...