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Jan 9, 2023

Welcome To The 2023 Georgia Legislative Session

First Amendment
The ACLU of Georgia has an ambitious agenda to protect and advance the civil liberties and rights of all Georgians during the 2023 Legislative Session.
The ACLU of Georgia has an ambitious agenda to protect and advance the civil liberties and rights of all Georgians during the 2023 Legislative Session.
Georgia state capitol building
Georgia state capitol building
Dec 22, 2022

Check-In Call Leads To Hand Delivery Of Voter Ballot To Hospital Bed

Ailing activist was determined to vote in senate runoff election

Despite being told otherwise, Kim Davis was adamant she needed to cast a vote from her hospital bed in the...

By Jerzy Shedlock

Ailing activist was determined to vote in senate runoff election

Despite being told otherwise, Kim Davis was adamant she needed to cast a vote from her hospital bed in the...

By Jerzy Shedlock
Cherrell Brown, ACLU Community Engagement Manager, & Kim Davis, death penalty abolitionist
Cherrell Brown, ACLU Community Engagement Manager, & Kim Davis, death penalty abolitionist
Dec 2, 2022

I’m Proud of My Transgender Son. The Health Care He Needs Shouldn’t Be Up for Debate.

LGBTQ+ Rights
Gender-affirming care helped my son become the happy, healthy, confident guy he is today.
Gender-affirming care helped my son become the happy, healthy, confident guy he is today.
Donnie Ray Saxton with son Parker.
Donnie Ray Saxton with son Parker.
Nov 15, 2022

Three Key Criminal Legal Reform Takeaways from the 2022 Midterms

Criminal Legal Reform
Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.
Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.
Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.
Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.
Nov 4, 2022

Extreme Politicians Want to Ban Abortion. We Can Stop Them.

Reproductive Freedom
We’re fighting abortion bans in the courts. We need your help at the ballot box.
We’re fighting abortion bans in the courts. We need your help at the ballot box.
A woman holding a sign reading "Roe, Roe, Roe, Your vote next Rovember / LET PEOPLE VOTE ACLU" poses for the camera as fellow activists walk behind her.
A woman holding a sign reading "Roe, Roe, Roe, Your vote next Rovember / LET PEOPLE VOTE ACLU" poses for the camera as fellow activists walk behind her.
Oct 28, 2022

Religious Discrimination Persists in Zoning Proceedings, Despite Strong Legal Protections

We’re celebrating a Mississippi mosque’s groundbreaking ceremony after a court victory, but more work remains.
We’re celebrating a Mississippi mosque’s groundbreaking ceremony after a court victory, but more work remains.
A sign advertising the groundbreaking of Abraham House of God Mosque & Cemetery, with a drawing of a mosque.
A sign advertising the groundbreaking of Abraham House of God Mosque & Cemetery, with a drawing of a mosque.