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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr — who is seeking to become the state’s next governor — filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the only other GOP gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Atlanta, asks a judge to permanently cut off Jones’ ability to spend money from Jones’ leadership committee, a special fundraising vehicle that allows Georgia’s governor, lieutenant governor and legislative leaders to raise unlimited funds.

Carr argues the leadership committee violates Carr’s First Amendment right to free speech as well as his 14th Amendment right to equal protection by setting up a campaign finance structure that favors Jones and limits how

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