Legal Actions
RECENT CASES
Hoevver v Carraway
Correctional officers threatened Mr. Hoever with extreme violence in retaliation for his filing of grievances about their physical threats and abuse. A jury found that Mr. Hoever’s First Amendment rights were violated seven times but only provided $1 as compensation for the abuse of his rights.
Bostock v. Clayton County
On June 6, 2017, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Kuck Immigration Partners LLC took legal action to restore Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections to DREAMer Jessica Colotl.
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.
DEMAND LETTERS
Letters to the Roswell Police Department Regarding Its Policy That Violates the Fair Housing Act
On April 4, 2019, and November 6, 2019, the ACLU of Georgia, Georgia Justice Project, and Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Letter to Clayton County Board of Elections and Registration
The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter to the Clayton County Board of Elections and Registration urging it to reverse its decision to move a polling place to a police station.
Letter to Jeff Davis County Board of Elections to Reopen a Polling Location in a Predominantly Black Precinct
The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter asking the Jeff Davis County Board of Elections to reopen a polling location in the Hazlehurst Precinct, a predominantly black precinct.