Judge refuses to knock down GOP-backed law that could punish Fani Willis

A state judge in Georgia has declined to rule against a controversial Republican-passed law that could theoretically be used to remove Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney prosecuting former President Donald and his associates in the election racketeering case, the Associated Press on Friday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker further suggested that the lawsuit, which was brought by four state district attorneys, is unlikely to succeed. “Plaintiffs have not shown an injunction is a ‘vital necessity’ to preventing an immediate and irreparable injury,” wrote Judge Whitaker....