ATLANTA - The Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its new voting law that includes restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.Attorney General Merrick Garland, Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division head Kristen Clarke, and others members of the department made the announcement about the lawsuit Friday morning.The lawsuit targets Georgia's overhaul of its elections, which was signed by Georgia Republican Gov.
Brian Kemp in March following record-breaking turnout that led to Democratic victories in the presidential contest and two U.S.