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Nov 01, 2018
ACLU Georgia presenta petición en nombre de veterano discapacitado
ATLANTA, Georgia.- La Unión Americana para las Libertades Civiles (ACLU) de Georgia, presentó una peticiónen nombre de Charles “Skip” Eckartz, un veterano de Vietnam y discapacitado de 63 años, para exonerarlo de los casi $9,000 por multas y cargos relacionados con su libertad condicional.
Oct 23, 2018
Federal judge mulling action over Georgia absentee ballots
By Tyler Estep, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Apr 04, 2018
Dr. King’s Beloved Community
By Andrea Young, Executive Director, ACLU of Georgia
This week we remember Dr. Martin Luther King. During his life, Dr. King gave voice to a vision of an America without racism, war, or poverty—and went on to embrace that vision for all the people of the world. As Dr. wrote in his Letter from the
Jan 12, 2018
The ACLU of Georgia Urges Hall County Elections Board to Retain English and Spanish Language Elections Materials
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter this week to the Hall County Board of Elections & Voter Registration notifying the board that its proposal to eliminate bilingual materials for its Spanish speaking U.S. citizens may violate the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Dec 14, 2017
Federal Court Rules in Favor of ACLU of Georgia
Trump Administration Must Release on an Accelerated Timetable Documents Concerning its Travel Ban on People of the Muslim Faith
Dec 04, 2017
Saporta Report: ACLU of Georgia hires former DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis as its political director
Former DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis is joining the ACLU of Georgia as its first political director. “Burrell brings a wealth of professional experience and unique perspective to our work for civil liberties and especially criminal justice reform." Andrea Young, ACLU of Georgia Executive Director.
Nov 17, 2017
Federal Prison Illegally Bans Christian Head Scarves for Visitors Like Me
A federal prison officer demanded I remove my headscarf before entering the visitation area. According to the officer, the headscarf would have been allowed if I were Muslim or Jewish but, he claimed, the prison did not recognize “Christian head covering.” That was wrong.
Nov 16, 2017
The ACLU of Georgia and the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion & Belief Demand the United States Penitentiary of Atlanta Stop Discriminating Against Christian Visitors Who Cover Their Heads
The ACLU of Georgia and the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion & Belief have sent a letter to the United States Penitentiary of Atlanta in response to their discrimination against Audra Ragland, a Christian woman who covers her head.
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