Press Release: Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Six-Week Abortion Ban
The ban will remain in effect indefinitely while the state’s appeal proceeds in the Georgia Supreme Court.
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The ban will remain in effect indefinitely while the state’s appeal proceeds in the Georgia Supreme Court.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Georgia announced a $300,000 campaign, paid by the ACLU Voter Education Fund, to inform Georgia voters about the critical reproductive rights issues at stake in this year’s state house races.
A coalition of civil rights organizations intervened in a lawsuit challenging the Georgia State Election Board’s new rule requiring the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November election.
A petition was filed requesting to block a trial court ruling invalidating the state’s six-week abortion ban and reinstate the ban while the State’s appeal proceeds.
The Superior Court of Fulton County issued a ruling finding that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion decision before viability.
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU of Georgia, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit to bar enforcement of provisions in a new Georgia law that would permit baseless mass challenges to voters.