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Jun 2020
Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections

Disability Rights

Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections

On October 3, 2018, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia, together with National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people incarcerated in prisons supervised by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The complaint highlights GDC’s failure to provide incarcerated deaf and hard of hearing people with equally effective communication access to programs, services, and activities, including medical care, telecommunications, and prison programs. Further, due to lack of access to interpreters and other communication accommodations, deaf prisoners are also often unable to explain or defend themselves when GDC takes disciplinary action against them.
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Georgia
Apr 2020

Voting Rights

Black Voters Matter v. Raffensperger

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia filed a federal lawsuit April 8, 2020, on behalf of Black Voters Matter challenging the constitutionality of requiring voters to buy postage stamps when submitting mail-in absentee ballots and mailing in absentee ballot applications. This is tantamount to a poll tax.
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Georgia
Apr 2020
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Voting Rights

Black Voters Matter v. Raffensperger

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia filed a federal lawsuit April 8, 2020, on behalf of Black Voters Matter challenging the constitutionality of requiring voters to buy postage stamps when submitting mail-in absentee ballots and mailing in absentee ballot applications. This is tantamount to a poll tax.
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Georgia
Oct 2018

Voting Rights

Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Brian Kemp and all county registrars demanding they provide due process for Georgia voters whose absentee ballots or applications are being rejected due to an alleged mismatch of signatures.
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Georgia
Oct 2018
An absentee ballot.

Voting Rights

Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Brian Kemp and all county registrars demanding they provide due process for Georgia voters whose absentee ballots or applications are being rejected due to an alleged mismatch of signatures.
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Young Prisoner
Georgia
Jun 2018

Disability Rights

Coen v. Georgia Department of Corrections

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia, together with the National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a motion in federal court to pursue a class action lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people imprisoned in and released from the Georgia Department of Corrections. The proposed complaint highlights how prison, probation, and parole systems fail deaf prisoners – leading deaf people to go to prison more often, stay longer, and return more quickly.
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Coen V. Georgia Department Of Corrections. Explore Case.
Georgia
Jun 2018
Young Prisoner

Disability Rights

Coen v. Georgia Department of Corrections

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia, together with the National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a motion in federal court to pursue a class action lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people imprisoned in and released from the Georgia Department of Corrections. The proposed complaint highlights how prison, probation, and parole systems fail deaf prisoners – leading deaf people to go to prison more often, stay longer, and return more quickly.
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Alisha Coleman, with her family: daughter Kristi, son Jerimiah and granddaughter Iyuana
Georgia
Aug 2017

Women's Rights

Alisha Coleman v. Bobby Dodd Institute

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia and co-counsel Buckley Beal LLP filed a brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that their client, Alisha Coleman, was subjected to unlawful workplace discrimination when she was fired for experiencing a heavy period, a symptom of premenopause.
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Georgia
Aug 2017
Alisha Coleman, with her family: daughter Kristi, son Jerimiah and granddaughter Iyuana

Women's Rights

Alisha Coleman v. Bobby Dodd Institute

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia and co-counsel Buckley Beal LLP filed a brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that their client, Alisha Coleman, was subjected to unlawful workplace discrimination when she was fired for experiencing a heavy period, a symptom of premenopause.
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Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. Deal
Georgia
Mar 2015

Immigrants' Rights

Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. Deal

On June 2, 2011, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµImmigrants’ Rights Project joined with the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµRacial Justice Project, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Asian Law Caucus, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and private co-counsel to file a lawsuit challenging Georgia's anti-immigrant law, HB 87, which was inspired by Arizona's notorious SB 1070. The Georgia law authorized police to demand papers demonstrating citizenship or immigration status during traffic stops, criminalized Georgians in their daily interaction with immigrants, and made it nearly impossible for individuals without specific identification documents to access state facilities and services.
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Georgia Latino Alliance For Human Rights, Et Al. V. Deal. Explore Case.
Georgia
Mar 2015
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. Deal

Immigrants' Rights

Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. Deal

On June 2, 2011, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµImmigrants’ Rights Project joined with the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµRacial Justice Project, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Asian Law Caucus, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and private co-counsel to file a lawsuit challenging Georgia's anti-immigrant law, HB 87, which was inspired by Arizona's notorious SB 1070. The Georgia law authorized police to demand papers demonstrating citizenship or immigration status during traffic stops, criminalized Georgians in their daily interaction with immigrants, and made it nearly impossible for individuals without specific identification documents to access state facilities and services.
Georgia Latino Alliance For Human Rights, Et Al. V. Deal. Explore Case.
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