Axios: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a request from former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case to federal court.
Why it matters: The decision keeps in place a lower court’s ruling that Meadows’ case would remain in Fulton County, where he was charged as a co-conspirator in now-President-elect Trump’s alleged effort to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.
- Meadows faced two counts in the far-reaching Georgia case and has pleaded not guilty.
State of play: The Supreme Court’s decision halts Meadows’ efforts to move the case to federal court, where he could raise claims of immunity and argue his actions were taken as part of his official duties.”