Judge: Va. registrar charged in failed elections case cannot sue Miyares
RICHMOND — A former Northern Virginia elections registrar cannot sue state Attorney General Jason S. Miyares (R) and a top deputy over what she says were bogus charges related to her handling of 2020 presidential election results, according to a federal judge who found the prosecutors have legal immunity from such claims.
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