Appeals Court Rejects Mark Meadows’s Request of Case Removal, Urges Congress to Update Law

Published on December 18, 2023

On Dec. 18, a federal appeals court rejected Mark Meadows’s bid to remove a state criminal case against him to federal court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th District ruled that the federal officer removal statute doesn’t apply to former federal officers and therefore no longer covers Mr. Meadows, but it urged Congress to amend the text of the statute as this ruling has far-reaching ramifications. Mr. Meadows was chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, and both men and 17 others were indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, for racketeering in their challenge of the 2020 election results. Four of the defendants have since taken plea bargains....

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