Cases

Alisha Coleman v. Bobby Dodd Institute

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia and co-counsel Buckley Beal LLP filed a brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that their client, Alisha Coleman, was subjected to unlawful workplace discrimination when she was fired for experiencing a heavy period, a symp

August 17, 2017

ACLU of Georgia v Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections

On July 18, American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia sued the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections for violating state law when it approved a set of polling place closures and changes without giving adequate notice to the public.

July 18, 2017

Common Cause, et al v. Brian Kemp

June 13, 2017

Henry County Board of Education v. S.G.

On May 1, 2017, the ACLU of Georgia and the American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief in Henry County Board of Education v. S.G., in support of Plaintiff "S.G." S.G.

May 2, 2017

Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital

On April 10, 2017 the ACLU of Georgia and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act clearly prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The brief, filed with the U.S.

April 11, 2017

Victory: Handy v. Fitzgerald

On April 19, 2017 the ACLU of Georgia filed a motion to dismiss its suit, after the Georgia Department of Public Health reversed course and issued a birth certificate to ACLU clients Elizabeth Handy and Bilal Walk with the name they designated for their daughter.

March 23, 2017