Judge Likely To Allow Challenge To MTG’s Candidacy

CNN reports:

A federal judge signaled Friday that she’ll likely allow a group of Georgia voters to move forward with their constitutional challenge against GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which claims she can’t run for reelection because she aided the January 6 insurrectionists.

Federal Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia said during a lengthy hearing that she has “significant questions and concerns” about a recent ruling in a similar case, which blocked the same challenge against Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a North Carolina Republican.

Totenberg said she will issue a ruling next week, likely on Monday. That’s two days before a state judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on the underlying question of whether Greene engaged in or aided the January 6, 2021, insurrection and whether that disqualifies her from office.

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Greene’s lawyer in the lawsuit, James Bopp, has been party to multiple “voter fraud” suits and has represented hate groups in cases related to LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. Last year Bopp was the lead counsel in an anti-vaccine case brought by Dr. Demon Semen’s group. He has appeared on JMG many times since 2010 and also represents Madison Cawthorn in his candidacy battle. Bopp was the initial lead counsel in the Citizens United case.

And, yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted our motion for an expedited appeal of the federal district court ruling in the Cawthorn case which held that the 1872 Amnesty Act protected all future insurrectionists. Oral argument is set for May 3. @FSFP 2/

— John Bonifaz (@JohnBonifaz) April 9, 2022