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The ACLU of Georgia has an ambitious agenda to protect and advance the civil liberties and rights of all Georgians during the 2023 Legislative Session.

Ailing activist was determined to vote in senate runoff election

Gender-affirming care helped my son become the happy, healthy, confident guy he is today.

Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.

We’re fighting abortion bans in the courts. We need your help at the ballot box.

We’re celebrating a Mississippi mosque’s groundbreaking ceremony after a court victory, but more work remains.

Lacey Jennen and her family are one of several who are fighting an anti-trans Arkansas law via Brandt v. Rutledge.

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 Court of Fulton County. Georgia medical providers and experts provided informative and emotional testimony about the law, which bans abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy — before many people even know they are pregnant.

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 alongside Congressman Hank Johnson, who similarly urged the crowd to use their skills for public good.