Disputed Fact
[Disputed Fact — As to settlement’s legal nature and effect] The settlement’s legal nature and effect are contested. Critics often describe the March 2020 document as a “consent decree” that changed Georgia election law, while the text labels it a “Compromise Settlement Agreement and Release” that implements a rule already adopted by the State Election Board (Rule 183‑1‑14‑.13).
Citations
Compromise Settlement Agreement and Release, Democratic Party of Georgia v. Raffensperger (July 2020) (see fn104–105).
Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse, Democratic Party of Georgia v. Raffensperger (case summary; consent decree confirmed as operative; no court has ruled the consent decree unconstitutional).
Petition for Certiorari, No. 21-1081 (U.S. 2022) (cert. petition raising Elections Clause challenge to the consent decree; cert. denied).