Meadows Appeals to 11th Circuit to Move Georgia Election Charges to Federal Court

Georgia prosecutors argued Meadows can't move charges to federal court because he's no longer a federal official.
Meadows is appealing to the 11th Circuit after a judge rejected his attempt to move charges.
Outcome will impact other defendants trying to move charges out of state court.
Meadows says the law allows former officials to remove charges. Prosecutors disagree.
Once it decides if law applies to former officials, 11th Circuit will assess if charges were in scope of Meadows' duties.

thehill.com

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