The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Friday against the state of Georgia over its new election integrity law, alleging that it is discriminatory and aims to restrict citizens from voting.
Attorney General Merrick Garland and Kristen Clarke, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, are scheduled to publicly announce the decision later Friday, according to multiple outlets.
Georgia’s legislation, enacted in March by the Republican-controlled state legislature and Republican Governor Brian Kemp, curtails the mass use of mail-in ballots and gives the state legislature great authority to oversee the election process.
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