Press Releases

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Nov 06, 2022

Press Release: ACLU And SPLC File Emergency Litigation To Ensure Cobb County Residents Can Vote Absentee After Local Board Of Elections Fails To Send Out 1,000 Ballots

The lawsuit seeks to send ballots overnight to hundreds of voters who still need their absentee ballots and move the deadline from 7 p.m. on Election Day to November 14.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 04, 2022

Press Release: With Many Still Awaiting Absentee Ballots, the ACLU of Georgia Urges In-State Voters to Vote in Person

Across the state, more than 80,000 absentee ballots are outstanding, with nearly 11,000 in Cobb County, according to the Secretary of State’s data hub for the 2022 General Election.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Oct 25, 2022

Press Release: Georgia Abortion Providers Urge Court to Block Six-Week Abortion Ban at Trial

This week, Georgia abortion providers and advocates went to trial, seeking to block the state’s ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Oct 24, 2022

Press Advisory: Georgia Court to Hold Two-Day Trial in Challenge to Six-Week Abortion Ban Starting Today

The Superior Court of Fulton County will hear oral arguments and hold a two-day trial beginning today featuring live testimony from experts and fact witnesses — including Georgia physicians and medical professionals — on the harms of HB 481, a ban on abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Oct 21, 2022

Press Advisory: Georgia Court to Hold Trial Next Week in Challenge to Six-Week Abortion Ban

The Superior Court of Fulton County will hear oral arguments and hold a two-day trial featuring live testimony from experts and fact witnesses — including Georgia physicians and medical professionals — on the harms of HB 481.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Oct 20, 2022

Press Release: ACLU of Georgia Encourages Early Voting, Urges Students to Vote Early at Campuses with Polling Places

Early voting has kicked off in Georgia, and voters are already casting their ballots at a record-breaking pace. The ACLU of Georgia encourages voters who haven’t done so to cast their ballot early.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Oct 18, 2022

Press Release: Case Seeking Communication Access for Deaf People on Parole and Probation in Georgia Proceeds

A case challenging the Georgia Department of Community Supervision’s (GDCS) failure to provide adequate communication access to deaf plantiffs on probation or parole.
Oct 14, 2022

Press Release: The ACLU of Georgia Provides Guidance on Voter Challenges to Elections Officials Statewide

Today, the ACLU of Georgia sent a letter to election officials statewide to provide guidance on voter challenges that are becoming increasingly common as we get closer to the November general election. We encourage those officials and attorneys representing them to carefully consult the guidance.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Oct 12, 2022

Press Release: ACLU Report - Fulton County Can Reduce Jail Overcrowding without Leasing Additional Jail Space

An analysis of people jailed by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office finds that the County could eliminate long-term overcrowding at Fulton County Jail without leasing additional space at the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC).
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform