Legal Actions
Legal Actions
AME Church v. Kemp
The Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of four people incarcerated at the Clayton County Jail. The named defendants include the Clayton County Sheriff and several subordinates in his office.
Jones v. Hill
The Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of four people incarcerated at the Clayton County Jail. The named defendants include the Clayton County Sheriff and several subordinates in his office.
Black Voters Matter v. Raffensperger
The Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of four people incarcerated at the Clayton County Jail. The named defendants include the Clayton County Sheriff and several subordinates in his office.
Letter to Secretary of State Regarding Recommendations to Protect Georgia Voters During COVID-19 Pandemic
The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter to the Secretary of State proposing recommendations to protect all mail-in absentee ballot voters.
Wright v. Sumter
In January 2020, a federal court in Albany agreed with the ACLU Voting Rights Project, the Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, and the ACLU of Georgia, that the at-large voting scheme used to elect members to the county Board of Elections was discriminatory and disproportionately impacted black voters.
Letter to Public Officials With Responsibility for Dealing With COVID-19 in the Criminal Legal System
The ACLU of Georgia published an open letter to all public officials with responsibility for dealing with COVID-19 in the criminal legal system. The letter specifies actions that the governor, sheriffs, probation and parole agents, parole boards, police, prosecutors, and judges should take to prevent the harm inflicted by SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 that can make things immensely more difficult for people involved in the criminal legal system.
Wright v. Sumter
The Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of four people incarcerated at the Clayton County Jail. The named defendants include the Clayton County Sheriff and several subordinates in his office.
Demand Letter: To Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Regarding Marietta Daily Journal
The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office regarding a complaint about an alleged new policy banning the Marietta Daily Journal in the Detention Center.
Letter to Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Regarding Water Contamination
The ACLU of Georgia sent the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office a letter urging it to conduct a full investigation into the water contamination at the Cobb County Detention Center and perform appropriate comprehensive medical exams of each person who may have been infected after consuming toxins in the water.
Letter to Roswell Police Department
The ACLU of Georgia, Georgia Justice Project, and Atlanta Legal Aid Society sent a letter to the Roswell Police Department urging it to revise its criminal history screening policy to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act.