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ACLU white paper warns the technology may serve everyone but ordinary people

On Sine Die, the last day of session, we brought dozens of people to the Capitol to remind lawmakers to protect the rights of all Georgians.

From voting rights to free speech to government transparency, several troubling bills are still moving through the Georgia Legislature.

We testified against proposals that would expand the definition of offenses like riot and obstruction. The bills clearly risk sweeping in peaceful protesters.

In the final hours of Crossover Day, ACLU of Georgia staff and supporters spoke with dozens of lawmakers, urging them to oppose bills that threaten Georgians’ rights.

In recent weeks, our policy team has repeatedly voiced our opposition to overbroad and punitive criminal law bills and defended constitutional rights.

Such readings shouldn’t generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected.

Lawmakers say SB 74 is about protecting children. Actually, it advances book bans and puts books about LGBTQ+ people and communities of color at risk.

The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms.