Topline
A group of Georgia voters can proceed with their legal efforts seeking to bar Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from running for re-election, a federal judge ruled on Monday, clearing the path for one of the most high profile efforts to disqualify Republican leaders who allegedly backed or played a role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) walks in front of the US Supreme Court, in Washington, DC.
Key Facts
In her ruling, federal judge Amy Totenberg denied Greene’s request seeking a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against the legal effort.
The judge ruled that Green had failed to meet the “burden of persuasion” in seeking such an “extraordinary and drastic” remedy to halt the effort.
Greene’s lawyer James Bopp Jr. said the ruling was flawed and the legal effort to block her from running for re-election was “fundamentally antidemocratic,” the New York Times reported.
This is a developing story.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/04/19/federal-judge-refuses-to-block-effort-seeking-to-disqualify-marjorie-taylor-greene-from-running-for-re-election/