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DOJ Sues Georgia Over Voting Law

Published June 25, 2021 at 12:40 PM CDT

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a lawsuit on Friday by the Department of Justice against the state of Georgia over its controversial voting law.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Stephen Fowler, a reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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