Georgia's governor and others pile into state court race where challenger has focused on abortion

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Georgia's governor and others pile into state court race where challenger has focused on abortion
CourtsJohn BarrowBrian P. Kemp
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend more than $500,000 from his political committee to help a state Supreme Court justice he appointed win election.

says he will spend more than $500,000 from his political committee to help a state Supreme Court justice he appointed win election.

At least two religiously conservative groups are also spending to support Pinson, while some backers of abortion rights are trying to mobilize votes for Barrow. The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848.Kemp’s Georgians First Leadership Committee is also advertising on digital media and radio and texting voters, Hall said. The Kemp campaign joined the fight with only a week before election day, and after more than 314,000 Georgians had already cast early ballots as of Monday.

Barrow argues that when Pinson was Georgia’s solicitor general, he was the lawyer most responsible for the state supporting the Mississippi case that led to the U.S. Supreme Courtfor a 2019 Georgia law to take effect banning most abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected — usually around the sixth week, before many women know they are pregnant.

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