ACLU of Georgia signs letter urging Columbia County not to contract with voter roll software company

The letter states that EagleAI may, in some cases, violate the National Voter Registration Act, data privacy laws, and antidiscrimination law, to name a few issues.

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ACLU of Georgia Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Supporters, Partners, and Friends

Gathering honored decades of defending civil rights and civil liberties in Georgia

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ACLU of Georgia kicks off collaboration with Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2024

The ACLU of Georgia is honored to have been selected as a Community Leadership Project.

By Jerzy Shedlock

Leadership Atlanta Class of 2024 group photo at ACLU of Ga offices

RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message

The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent.

A protester holdng a sign stating "Forest Defense =/ Domestic Terrorism" demands the end of planned construction of Atlanta's proposed police training facility, "Cop City" to save the Weelaunee Forest.

Federal Trial Ends in Challenge to Georgia’s State Legislative District Maps; Court Ruling Still to Come

Over the last two weeks, plaintiffs have presented the court with evidence showing how based on Georgia’s demographics over the last ten years, the State was legally required to draw additional Black-majority state legislative districts.

Redistricting trial closings day, September 14, 2023, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity v. Raffensperger

60th Anniversary: The Fight For Voting Rights Continues

Executive Director Andrea Young reflects on 60 years of advocating for justice in her home state, just as our organization is marking its own 60th anniversary

By Jerzy Shedlock

Andrea Young voting op-ed

ACLU of Georgia responds to RICO charges against 61 Atlanta training center activists

Executive Director Andrea Young, and Policy & Advocacy Director Christopher Bruce, have been expressing our opposition to the Georgia attorney general’s RICO indictment of 61 people protesting the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.

By Jerzy Shedlock

Christopher Bruce on MSNBC public safety center interview

Navigating a Changing Landscape: Staffer Reflects on Affirmative Action Ban

ACLU of Georgia’s Voter Access Project Fellow Evan Malbrough reflects on how he benefited from affirmative action, and the path ahead

By Jerzy Shedlock

Student Lobby Day 2023 group photo

An Update on the Work We’re Doing Across Georgia

Here’s an update of our current and upcoming work to enhance and defend the civil rights and civil liberties of all Georgians. Short preview: we've been up to a lot.

By Jerzy Shedlock

Atlanta Juneteenth group photo with volunteers and interns