Georgia
Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v. Georgia
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and partner organizations have sought to intervene in this case to represent the rights of voters and voting-rights organizations in a case challenging a number of rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board. We challenge a rule that requires that the number of votes cast be hand counted at the polling place prior to the tabulation of votes. This rule risks delay and spoliation of ballots, putting in danger voters’ rights to have their votes count.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
Criminal Law Reform
McElrath v. Georgia
Does the Double Jeopardy Clause bar an appellate court from reviewing and setting aside a jury’s verdicts of acquittal on the ground that the verdict is inconsistent with the jury’s verdict on other charges?
Georgia
Jun 2020
Disability Rights
Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections
On October 3, 2018, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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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26 Georgia Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Civil Liberties
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski
Whether a request for nominal damages to redress a past constitutional violation is sufficient to allow the court to rule, where the government has changed the challenged policy so there is no need for forward-looking relief.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Civil Liberties
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski
Whether a request for nominal damages to redress a past constitutional violation is sufficient to allow the court to rule, where the government has changed the challenged policy so there is no need for forward-looking relief.
Georgia
Apr 2020
Voting Rights
Black Voters Matter v. Raffensperger
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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
Voting Rights
Black Voters Matter v. Raffensperger
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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.
Georgia
Oct 2018
Voting Rights
Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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
Voting Rights
Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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.
Georgia
Jun 2018
Disability Rights
Coen v. Georgia Department of Corrections
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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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Georgia
Jun 2018
Disability Rights
Coen v. Georgia Department of Corrections
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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.
Georgia
Aug 2017
Women's Rights
Alisha Coleman v. Bobby Dodd Institute
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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
Women's Rights
Alisha Coleman v. Bobby Dodd Institute
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of 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.