Legal Actions
RECENT CASES
Sistersong v. Kemp
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit today challenging a new Georgia law banning abortion care as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. This law would practically eliminate abortion care in the state and impose an unconstitutional ban on abortion.
Torres-Soto v. Barr
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s cash bail system that discriminates against people held in Georgia immigration prisons based on their financial status.
Mobley v The State
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with the ACLU of Georgia and digital privacy expert Riana Pfefferkorn, appeared as a friend-of-the-court in the case to argue for warrant protections for the sensitive data cars are increasingly collecting on drivers and their passengers.
DEMAND LETTERS
Letter to Lanier College Warns of Unconstitutional Loyalty Pledge
The ACLU of Georgia warned Lanier Technical College that its employment loyalty pledge violates the Freedom of Association clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Letter to Secretary of State Warning About Using Government Resources to Promote His Campaign
The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia sent a letter to the Office of the Secretary of State warning that its official government app (“GA SOS”) directly links to his electoral campaign social media sites on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram thereby depriving Georgians of critical information they need regarding exercising their right to vote
Letter to Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration Concerning Rejection of Electronically Transmitted Absentee Ballot Applications
The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter to the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration about its illegal rejection of an electronically transmitted request for an absentee ballot.