State of Georgia v. Meadows, No. 23-12958
Reporting cited here
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A Fulton County grand jury charged Mark Meadows alongside Donald Trump in August 2023 with Georgia RICO conspiracy and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer; the Eleventh Circuit later affirmed remand of Meadows's prosecution to state court.
Indictment counts 1 and 28; Eleventh Circuit opinion at pages 2–3Georgia grand jury charges Meadows alongside Trump · Charged in 2023; no disposition asserted in this transport
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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed denial of Meadows' attempt to remove the Georgia election case to federal court. It held that the statute did not cover former federal officers and, independently, that alleged campaign activity to change certified election results was outside the chief of staff's official duties. The ruling decided forum and official-duty questions, not guilt on the state counts.
Opinion pages 2–4, 18–33: removal holding, former-officer issue, and official-duty analysisEleventh Circuit rejects Meadows' effort to move Georgia prosecution to federal court · Federal removal denied; underlying Georgia case later dismissed by state prosecutor