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By Andrea Young
Executive Director, ACLU of Georgia
I am a mother and recently became a grandmother to a brand-new granddaughter. My daughter is an amazing mother — by choice.
ACLU Urges Chatham County Sheriff to Rescind Policy Banning Books, Publications in the Jail
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia and the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project today sent a letter to Chatham County Sheriff John Wilcher urging him to rescind a new policy that bans virtually all books and publications from the Chatham County Jail. The U.S.
ACLU of Georgia Lawsuit Results in Changes to State Law
ATLANTA – Last night, the governor signed into law HB 316 which contains several modest reforms brought about through ACLU of Georgia’s litigation and advocacy.
ACLU to Sue if State Passes Bill that Bans Access to Safe, Legal Abortion and Criminalizes the Most Intimate Decision that Women and Couples Make
ATLANTA – This afternoon, the Georgia Senate passed a bill that would ban safe, legal abortion. This bill – HB 481 – has Big Government criminalizing the most intimate decision women and couples make.
ACLU of Georgia on the Bill to Criminalize the Most Intimate Decision Women and Couples Make
ATLANTA – During the hearing on HB 481 that would ban abortion, a substitute bill was introduced that, in addition to banning abortion, would create new legal rights in all respects including the census, taxes, and child support starting at the time cardiac activity becomes detectable.
Federal District Court Rules in Favor of the ACLU of Georgia for First Amendment Violations Against Citizens Protesting the Proposed Abortion Ban
ATLANTA – This afternoon, the ACLU of Georgia won a federal court ruling lifting the Capitol Police’s unconstitutional ban on buttons that express opposition to the abortion ban bill.