Press Statement: ACLU of Georgia Responds to Governor Kemp’s Signing SB 140 into Law
The ACLU of Georgia releases the following statement following Gov. Brian Kemp’s signing of Senate Bill 140 into law today.
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The ACLU of Georgia releases the following statement following Gov. Brian Kemp’s signing of Senate Bill 140 into law today.
The ACLU of Georgia will sue the state if Governor Brian Kemp signs Senate Bill 140 into law. Courts around the country have already stopped similar laws from going into effect on constitutional grounds, and we expect Georgia courts would do the same.
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