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Nov 15, 2022

Three Key Criminal Legal Reform Takeaways from the 2022 Midterms

Criminal Legal Reform
Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.
Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.
Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.
Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.
Nov 4, 2022

Extreme Politicians Want to Ban Abortion. We Can Stop Them.

Reproductive Freedom
We’re fighting abortion bans in the courts. We need your help at the ballot box.
We’re fighting abortion bans in the courts. We need your help at the ballot box.
A woman holding a sign reading "Roe, Roe, Roe, Your vote next Rovember / LET PEOPLE VOTE ACLU" poses for the camera as fellow activists walk behind her.
A woman holding a sign reading "Roe, Roe, Roe, Your vote next Rovember / LET PEOPLE VOTE ACLU" poses for the camera as fellow activists walk behind her.
Oct 28, 2022

Religious Discrimination Persists in Zoning Proceedings, Despite Strong Legal Protections

We’re celebrating a Mississippi mosque’s groundbreaking ceremony after a court victory, but more work remains.
We’re celebrating a Mississippi mosque’s groundbreaking ceremony after a court victory, but more work remains.
A sign advertising the groundbreaking of Abraham House of God Mosque & Cemetery, with a drawing of a mosque.
A sign advertising the groundbreaking of Abraham House of God Mosque & Cemetery, with a drawing of a mosque.
Oct 28, 2022

Gender-Affirming Care Gave My Daughter a Future. Lawmakers Want to Take it Away.

LGBTQ+ Rights
Lacey Jennen and her family are one of several who are fighting an anti-trans Arkansas law via Brandt v. Rutledge.
Lacey Jennen and her family are one of several who are fighting an anti-trans Arkansas law via Brandt v. Rutledge.
The Jennen family.
The Jennen family.
Oct 27, 2022

ACLU Of Georgia, Legal Partners Challenge State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban At Trial

On Monday and Tuesday, attorneys with the ACLU of Georgia and our legal partners laid out a case challenging H.B. 481 during a trial in the Superior...

By Jerzy Shedlock

On Monday and Tuesday, attorneys with the ACLU of Georgia and our legal partners laid out a case challenging H.B. 481 during a trial in the Superior...

By Jerzy Shedlock
ACLU of GA staff members, Free Press director, and Kore Wireless VP
ACLU of GA staff members, Free Press director, and Kore Wireless VP
Oct 17, 2022

Young Encourages Civic Engagement, Voting Among Black Law Students

ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Andrea Young encouraged community involvement and voting to Black law students Friday during an event at Emory University School of Law. She mentored the students...

By Jerzy Shedlock

ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Andrea Young encouraged community involvement and voting to Black law students Friday during an event at Emory University School of Law. She mentored the students...

By Jerzy Shedlock
ACLU Director, Andrea Young, Congressman Hank Johnson & NBLA Attorney Kelsey P.
ACLU Director, Andrea Young, Congressman Hank Johnson & NBLA Attorney Kelsey P.