2020 Legislative Update
After a legislative session marked by unprecedented disruption due to Covid-19 and mass protest against anti-Black racial violence, the 2019-2020…
Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Clayton County Sheriff for Failure to Protect People in Jail from Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak
Last night, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a…
House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee to Hear Testimony on Whether to Repeal Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law
Tomorrow, July 13th, at 10 AM, the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, which has jurisdiction over Georgia’s criminal laws, is scheduled…
House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee To Meet for Second Hearing on Citizen’s Arrest Statute
Tomorrow, July 23, the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee will meet for another hearing on Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest statute. It will…
Use of Force Advisory Council Releases Initial Recommendations
On June 4, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order creating a Use of Force Advisory Council, tasked…
Southern Center for Human Rights, ACLU File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Require Clayton County Sheriff to Protect People in Jail from Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak
Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a motion…
