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Will Smith and Director Antoine Fuqua Pull the Plug on Filming Upcoming Movie In Georgia Due to State’s Restrictive New Voting Laws The fallout from Georgia legislators passing SB 202, a package of new voting laws that some are referring to as ushering in a new Jim Crow era, has only just begun, and already the state has lost out on a major film production. Actor Antoine Fuqua were slated to begin filming for “Emancipation” on June 21, but that is no longer the case. In a joint statement, Smith and Fuqua said providing economic support to Georgia is not in alignment with the country m...

2 Jan 2021 A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort by Stacey Abrams’s group, Fair Fight, to obtain a temporary restraining order against election monitoring activities in Georgia by True The Vote, an organization that exists to stop voter fraud nationwide. The judge’s order marks a rare defeat for Abrams, as well as for Democratic Party lawyer Marc Alias, who led many of the party’s election lawsuits in 2020 and helped fund the fraudulent “Russia dossier” in 2016 that led to the “collusion” hoax. True The Vote challenged the eligibility of 364,000 voters to participate in th...

Updated Dec. 11 at 10:15 a.m. PT. A lawsuit alleges Georgia unlawfully purged almost 200,000 voters from the voter rolls. “Every American should be upset about this,” said Barbara Arnwine, one of the suit’s three co-plaintiffs. “The state of Georgia did not do its job. It did not protect the constitutional rights of its citizens.” Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. (Real Deal Press) With the upcoming Jan. 5 runoff elections quickly approaching, all eyes are on the state of Georgia—and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in particular. Last week, the Black Voters Matt...

Ga. Judge Won't Register Purged Voters For Senate Runoffs By By Rosie Manins Law360 (December 16, 2020, 5:12 PM EST) -- A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday said he will not restore the eligibility of almost 200,000 voters purged from the rolls in 2019 so they can vote in the Jan. 5 runoff elections for the state's two U.S. Senate seats. U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones said four multi-state voter advocacy groups that made the request have not proven a likelihood of success on their claims necessary for a preliminary injunction, while also raising issue...

Judge denies lawsuit's request to have 200,000 people restored to Georgia voter rolls before runoff Groups argued the voters removed from the rolls a year ago had their registrations canceled in part on the basis of inaccurate records. Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 5:34 PM EST December 16, 2020 ATLANTA — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a lawsuit seeking to restore 200,000 people to Georgia's voter rolls ahead of the Jan. 5 Senate runoffs, though he acknowledged "there may be discrepancies" in the records relied on to cancel those registratio...