Lawsuit Challenges Georgia’s New SB202 Voter Suppression Law

Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.

Here are the stories that she gave her take on:

1. AUDIO: 911 call played today at Derek Chauvin trial of witness who called 911 on the officers at the scene because he believed he "witnessed a murder" 

2. AXIOS: "Report: 67% of students who planned school shootings had "potential access" to guns"

3. AXIOS: "Biden announces new actions to combat anti-Asian violence"

4. AXIOS: "Biden's spending plans could remake the economy, says Nobel Prize winner Stiglitz"

5. AXIOS: "Biden's big, global climate power play"

6. AXIOS: "Biden to nominate groundbreaking first slate of federal judges"

Leslie is then joined by Damon Hewitt, Acting President and Executive Director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), who leads one of the country’s most important and long-tenured national civil rights organizations in the pursuit of equal justice for all.

They discuss a federal lawsuit filed by the Lawyers' Committee and other pro-democracy groups, which says that Georgia’s new SB202 law is a culmination of concerted efforts to suppress the participation of black voters and other voters of color.  The groups allege that SB202 threatens the right to vote of all Georgians, but that its most negative impacts will be felt by communities that were specifically targeted by the Georgia State Legislature.

The website for the Lawyers’ Committee is lawyerscommittee.org and their Twitter handle is @LawyersComm.  Damon's handle is @DamonTHewitt.
Additionally,  the Lawyers’ Committee powers '866-OUR-VOTE,' which is working 365 days a year to advance and defend your right to vote.
You can call 866-OUR-VOTE with your voting questions and issues. Their website is 866OURVOTE.org.