Press Releases

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Dec 13, 2023

Press Release: ACLU-GA Report – Fulton County Can Reduce Jail Population Without Building New Jail

Fulton County should reject spending billions on a new jail when there is still work to be done to ensure we are not engaging in wealth-based detention and over incarceration.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform
Dec 12, 2023

Plaintiffs in Georgia Redistricting Lawsuit File Objections to State Legislative Maps that Fail to Remedy the Dilution of Black Voting Power

Plaintiffs in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. v. Raffensperger have submitted a court filing outlining their objections to redrawn state legislative maps.
Dec 05, 2023

Press Statement: ACLU of Georgia Responds to the Passage of Redrawn State Legislative Maps

We are reviewing the state legislative maps that were passed and are disappointed that the General Assembly chose to not fully comply with a federal court order.
Nov 28, 2023

Plaintiffs in Georgia Redistricting Lawsuit Offer Remedial State Legislative Maps

Plaintiffs in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. v. Raffensperger sent a letter to the Georgia lawmakers outlining legal concerns about a proposed state Senate map.
Nov 01, 2023

Press Advisory: ACLU of Georgia, ACLU, Plaintiffs to Discuss Impact of Court Order to Redraw State Legislative Maps

Following a federal court ruling that Georgia’s state legislative district maps must be redrawn, we are holding a virtual press call.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Oct 26, 2023

Federal Court Orders Georgia to Redraw State Legislative District Maps 

The court ruled that the state’s failure to draw new Black opportunity districts in the state Senate and House violated the Voting Rights Act and ordered the General Assembly to draw new maps.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Oct 24, 2023

Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect as Legal Challenge Continues

The Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling today that allows H.B. 481, a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, to remain in effect.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Oct 24, 2023

Civil Rights Groups and Cobb County Voters Seek Injunction to Racially Discriminatory Map

The preliminary injunction motion seeks to prevent alleged unconstitutional Cobb County School Board map from use in the 2024 elections.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Oct 12, 2023

Court Refuses to Lift Barriers for Black Voters in Georgia

A Georgia district court on Wednesday refused to temporarily lift restrictions to absentee voting, drop boxes and other voting methods that will make it harder for Black voters to cast a ballot for the 2024 election.