WASHINGTON (TNND) — The nation's top prosecutor announced Monday that the Justice Department has officially dismissed a lawsuit, filed during the Biden administration, that accused Georgia of voter suppression.

Contrary to the Biden Administration’s false claims of suppression, Black voter turnout actually increased under SB 202," said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. “Georgians deserve secure elections, not fabricated claims of false voter suppression meant to divide us. Americans can be confident that this Department of Justice will protect their vote and never play politics with election integrity.

The lawsuit filed in June 2021 alleged that Senate Bill 202 was designed to suppress Black voter turnout, labeling the law as "Jim Crow 2.0"

The legal action was widely publicized. Bondi alleged in her news release that some media outlets backed claims that the bill intentionally sought to disenfranchise voters.

"Some mainstream media outlets and corporate allies of the Biden Administration fueled this falsehood, demonizing Georgians for political gain and triggering boycotts—including Major League Baseball’s relocation of the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta—that, by some estimates, cost the state over $100 million in economic losses," stated the news release.

State Brad Raffensperger on Monday called Bondi's announcement "a significant win for Georgia voters."

"Our commitment has always been to ensure fair and secure elections for every Georgian, despite losing an All-Star game and the left’s boycott of Georgia as a result of commonsense election law," Raffensperger said in a statement.

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp also welcomed Bondi's announcement. He accused Democrats and others of spreading "lies and misinformation" and said, "Georgia is one of the top states in the country for early voting and experienced record voter turnout in multiple elections since the passage of the Elections Integrity Act."

In announcing the dismissal of the lawsuit, Acting Associate Attorney General and Department of Justice Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle said, "The Department of Justice is done with this disgrace. There is nothing racist about protecting elections—baseless claims of Jim Crow-style discrimination are the real insult."

The law added a voter ID requirement for mail ballots, shortened the time period for requesting a mailed ballot and resulted in fewer ballot drop boxes available in populous metro Atlanta counties that lean Democratic and have a significant Black population. The law also banned the distribution of food and water by various groups and organizations to voters standing in line to cast a ballot.

Editor's Note: Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.