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Subpoena requesting names of election workers quashed

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ATLANTA -- The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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  1. Just the News

    Judge rejects DOJ bid to secure contact info for Fulton County's 2020 election workers (opens Just the News)

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    President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that he won the 2020 election and that fraud from mail-in voting during the COVID-19 pandemic contest him the contest.

  2. Kokomo Tribune

    Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to subpoena names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to subpoena names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County.

  3. The Republic

    Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County (opens The Republic)

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    ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  4. The Center Square

    Judge quashes subpoena of election workers' personal information (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – The U.S. Justice Department's subpoena of Fulton County, Georgia, election workers' personal information puts an undue burden on the county and raises questions about the department's use of the grand jury process, a federal judge said…

  5. WMUR

    Judge rejects DOJ attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Georgia (opens WMUR)

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    A 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.

  6. KEZI Eugene

    Judge quashes Justice Department subpoena for information about 2020 election workers in Georgia (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    A federal judge blocked a grand jury subpoena for information about 2020 election workers in Georgia, a rebuff to the Justice Department’s investigation into how the election was handled in the Atlanta area.

  7. Fox5 Atlanta

    Judge blocks DOJ from getting 2020 Fulton election worker data (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    A federal judge has blocked a sweeping U.S. Department of Justice attempt to seize the names and personal contact information of thousands of 2020 Fulton County election workers. U.S. District Judge William Ray quashed the grand jury subpoena on Tuesday, ruling that the federal government's massive …

  8. ABC News

    Judge quashes DOJ subpoena seeking Fulton County election worker info (opens ABC News)

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    A Georgia judge has quashed a DOJ subpoena seeking the names and personal information of Fulton County's 2020 election workers.

  9. The Hill

    Judge quashes DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County's 2020 election staff (opens The Hill)

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    A 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.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Judge quashes ‘unreasonable’ DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County election workers (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A federal judge in Georgia decided on Tuesday to quash a grand jury subpoena that the Department of Justice obtained in seeking the names and personal contact information of people who helped administer the 2020 election in Fulton County. U.S.

  11. New York Post

    Judge rejects Justice Department’s attempt to obtain names of 2020 election workers in Georgia (opens New York Post)

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    While 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.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Judge rejects Justice Department's 'unreasonable' attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Fulton 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."

  13. The Brunswick News

    US judge rejects DOJ subpoena related to 2020 Georgia election (opens The Brunswick News)

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    WASHINGTON — A federal judge rejected an effort by the U.S. Justice Department to obtain information on election workers in Fulton County, Georgia, related to the 2020 vote. U.S. District Judge William Ray II quashed a grand jury subpoena for…

  14. CBS News

    Judge rejects DOJ's attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County (opens CBS News)

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    A 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.

  15. Georgia Recorder

    DOJ can’t subpoena Fulton County election workers’ information, Trump-appointed judge rules (opens Georgia Recorder)

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    A federal judge has quashed a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking personal information from the nearly 3,000 Georgians who served as Fulton County election workers and volunteers during the 2020 presidential election, dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s escalating effort to…

  16. Just the News

    Federal judge blocks DOJ subpoena demanding names of election workers in Fulton County (opens Just the News)

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    In his ruling, Judge William Ray said the large disclosure the subpoena required would "chill participation in future elections."

  17. Courthouse News Service

    Judge quashes Trump demand for private info of all 2020 Fulton County election workers (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The subpoena came as part of Trump's unfounded claims the county cost him the 2020 election.

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  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Subpoena requesting names of election workers quashed (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    ATLANTA -- The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  20. The Daily Signal

    Judge Bars DOJ’s Attempt to Get Information on Georgia’s 2020 Election Workers (opens The Daily Signal)

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    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 st…

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