Georgia Supreme Court candidates turn to U.S. Supreme Court for help in dispute over campaign speech

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 411

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Two Democratic-backed candidates for the state Supreme Court have filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in the latest twist in an ongoing lawsuit over their campaign rhetoric.

The candidates, former Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan and personal injury attorney Miracle Rankin, are seeking to vacate an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling issued Sunday. In the ruling, two Trump-appointed judges sided with a state judicial ethics agency, lifting a district …

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