Appeals Court Grants Expedited Review Over Lin Wood’s Election Lawsuit in Georgia

Outlines jurisdictional issues that will need to be addressed

Lin Wood, center, at U.S. District Court, Central District of California in Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2019. Apu Gomes/Getty Images

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted Lin Wood’s emergency motion seeking an emergency review of a lower court’s decision that had rejected his efforts to delay the vote certification in Georgia. However, the court said that the appeal could only proceed if Wood could address certain jurisdictional issues.

Wood announced on Twitter, “Thanksgiving Eve News! 11th Circuit granted my Emergency Motion for Expedited Review of lawsuit challenging validity of GA election procedure.