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Jun 6, 2019

Torres-Soto v. Barr

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Active
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s cash bail system that discriminates against people held...
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Wooden gavel
Mar 13, 2019

Rubin v. Young

Status: Won
The ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit against the State Capitol Police for ordering two citizens to remove buttons expressing opposition to HB 481, the proposed abortion ban, in violation of their First...
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Wooden gavel
Mar 11, 2019

Georgia Shift v. Gwinnett County

Status: Closed
The ACLU of Georgia, ACLU Voting Rights Project, and Dechert LLP have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Georgia Shift against Gwinnett, Cobb, Fulton, and DeKalb Counties for failing to provide sufficient...
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Wooden gavel
Oct 30, 2018

State v. Eckartz

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Won

The ACLU of Georgia filed a motion on behalf of Charles “Skip” Eckartz, a 63-year-old disabled Vietnam veteran, to waive the nearly $9,000 in fines and fees of his probation. Mr. Eckartz and his wife...

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Wooden gavel
Oct 16, 2018

Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp

Status: Won
On behalf of the Georgia Muslim Voter Project, the ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit demanding that the Secretary of State and all county registrars provide due process for Georgia voters whose absentee...
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Wooden gavel
Jun 29, 2018

In the interest of D.R.

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Won

The ACLU of Georgia filed an amicus brief in Twiggs County Juvenile Court in support of Suzeanna and Matthew Brill to protect their fundamental right to parent and obtain the medical treatment they...

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