Press Releases

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Feb 14, 2023

Press Advisory: ACLU of Georgia Policy Advocate To Testify Today on SB 88

Sarah Hunt-Blackwell, ACLU of Georgia Policy Advocate testifying on Senate Bill 88 (the Parents and Children Protection Act of 2023) at the Senate Education & Youth Committee meeting
Jan 06, 2023

Press Statement: ACLU Of Georgia Highlights S.C. Supreme Court’s Decision On The State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban

Yesterday the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, finding that the ban violated the right to privacy under South Carolina’s constitution.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Dec 15, 2022

Press Release: Civil Rights Organizations Dismiss Covid Lawsuit; Advocate For Depopulation Of Crowded And Dangerous Clayton County Jail

Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights and the ACLU of Georgia moved to dismiss Jones v. Hill, a lawsuit about COVID precautions filed on behalf of people detained in the Clayton County Jail.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform
Dec 03, 2022

Press Release: Cobb County Extends Deadline Of Receipt For Voters Who Received Late Ballots

Superior Court Agrees to Extend Receipt Deadline For Certain Voters in Litigation Over Delayed Absentee Ballots
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 23, 2022

Press Release: Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban To Again Take Effect

The Georgia Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a lower court’s injunction today, allowing a six-week abortion ban to take effect once again while the state’s appeal continues.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Nov 18, 2022

Press Statement: ACLU Of Georgia Says All Counties Should Add Option Of Saturday, November 26 For Early Voting

Today, the Superior Court of Fulton County ruled that Georgia counties are permitted to hold early voting on Saturday, November 26, 2022.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 18, 2022

Press Statement: The ACLU Of Georgia Implores Counties To Expand Early Voting

College Students Will Once Again Be Able to Vote Early on Atlanta Campuses
Issue Areas: Voter Rights
Nov 17, 2022

Press Release: Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief In Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Limits On Early Voting

Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU of Georgia) filed an amicus brief in the Georgia state court lawsuit challenging the Georgia Secretary of State Office’s “official election bulletin”.
Issue Areas: Voter Rights