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On Friday, February 17, the Georgia General Assembly will be halfway through its 40 day session. Next week, the General Assembly will return on Tuesday, February 21 and continue until Friday, February 24. Crossover Day: Crossover Day, scheduled for March 3, is the last day for a piece of legislation to transfer from the chamber in which it was introduced to the other chamber for consideration. While there are other legislative procedures that can be employed to pass legislation after this date, Crossover Day is very important to determining which bills are ultimately able to pass the General Assembly and become law. LEGISLATION: Immigration

We are excited to introduce the ACLU of Georgia’s new legislative update, By The People, which will keep you updated on the bills, elected officials and other legislative developments that impact civil and human rights in Georgia.

At the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, our job is to defend the rights guaranteed to all Georgians by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press and the right to due process and equal protection under the law. Protecting the rights enshrined in our Constitution and safeguarding its limitations on government power requires constant vigilance.

This is a remarkable day. When Donald Trump was elected president, we promised that if he tried to implement his unconstitutional and un-American policies that we would take him to court. We did that today. And we won.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia has a new leader with a familiar name.

Click here to listen to Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress on WABE 90.1. Tune in at 22:11 to hear Andrea Young, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, talks about her new role and the top priorities for the organization in 2017