A federal judge rules that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot obtain the names and personal contact information for all people who worked on the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. The decision follows the DOJ’s attempt to use a subpoena as part of a broader investigation into allegations of election fraud related to the 2020 vote. Multiple outlets report that the judge, William Ray, rejects the DOJ’s request as overbroad and “unreasonable,” concluding it is not justified by a sufficient, specific need. The ruling also addresses the legal limits of how grand jury processes can be used, with the judge stating that using the grand jury to pursue an expansive request is not permitted. Fulton County asked the court to quash the subpoena, arguing it would target or harass election workers and that it was not properly tied to the investigation at issue. The judge’s order prevents the DOJ from compelling disclosure of personal information for every election worker and volunteer in Fulton County for that election, while the underlying investigation remains subject to the court’s constraints described in the order.
Judge blocks DOJ subpoena for Fulton County’s 2020 election workers’ names
A federal judge rules that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot obtain the names and personal contact information for all people who worked on the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. The decisio...
- A federal judge blocks a DOJ subpoena seeking the names and personal information of Fulton County’s 2020 election workers.
- The judge’s ruling is attributed to being overbroad and not tied to a reasonable need.
- The judge rejects the DOJ’s effort to use grand jury mechanisms to obtain expansive personal data.
- Fulton County sought to quash the subpoena, arguing it could target or harass election workers.
- The ruling applies to people who worked in the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia.
A federal judge on Tuesday halted the Justice Department’s attempt to obtain names, addresses, and contact information for hundreds of 2020 election workers and volunteers in Fulton County, Georgia. President Donald Trump had called for the DOJ to look into that year’s election results across the state after claiming the outcome was tainted by fraud....
1 month agoA federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot have access to personal information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County.
1 month agoFulton County asked a judge to quash the subpoena, arguing it was meant to "target, harass and punish the President's perceived political opponents" and that it was "grossly over broad and untethered to any reasonable need."
1 month agoWhile grand juries often work with federal prosecutors to investigate alleged crimes, “that does not give the DOJ the right to use the Grand Jury to do whatever the DOJ wants,” US District Judge William Ray wrote in his ruling.
1 month agoA federal judge rejected an effort by the US Justice Department to obtain information on election workers in Fulton County, Georgia, related to the 2020 vote.
1 month agoA federal judge on Tuesday denied the Justice Department’s request for personal information from election workers in Fulton County, Ga., as part of its investigation into President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud in the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge William Ray found in his order that the DOJ could not use a Grand...
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