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Jun 2020
Disability Rights
Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections
On October 3, 2018, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ 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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32 Georgia Cases
Georgia Supreme Court
Sep 2026
Civil Liberties
In the Interest of D.B. et al.
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia have filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Georgia supporting a grieving mother challenging the removal of her children without notice, a hearing, or any finding that the children faced danger because one of her children had just died by suicide. A Georgia appellate court found that the State can take children from a parent ex parte—before the parent is ever heard—whenever circumstances are "exceptional," which the court below defined to mean merely "unusual" rather than a genuine emergency. The juvenile court later returned the children, finding no basis for their removal and reprimanded the State for further traumatizing a grieving family. Because these removals are brief and the appeals process is slow, the practice largely evades review, and it falls hardest on the families with the least resources to challenge these kinds of removals. The brief urges the court to require a genuine emergency before the State may remove a child without first hearing from their parent.
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Georgia Supreme Court
Sep 2026
Civil Liberties
In the Interest of D.B. et al.
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia have filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Georgia supporting a grieving mother challenging the removal of her children without notice, a hearing, or any finding that the children faced danger because one of her children had just died by suicide. A Georgia appellate court found that the State can take children from a parent ex parte—before the parent is ever heard—whenever circumstances are "exceptional," which the court below defined to mean merely "unusual" rather than a genuine emergency. The juvenile court later returned the children, finding no basis for their removal and reprimanded the State for further traumatizing a grieving family. Because these removals are brief and the appeals process is slow, the practice largely evades review, and it falls hardest on the families with the least resources to challenge these kinds of removals. The brief urges the court to require a genuine emergency before the State may remove a child without first hearing from their parent.
Georgia
Jul 2026
Voting Rights
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Foundation v. State of Georgia
The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Voting Rights Project and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia have filed a lawsuit on their own behalf, seeking an injunction allowing them and similar organizations to provide legal representation to elections officials and poll workers. Georgia bars elections officials and poll workers from accepting any donations, services, or other gifts in aid of their duties, and this ban arguably extends to even pro bono legal services. Elections in Georgia, as elsewhere, have prompted extensive litigation and likely will do so in the future. The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia will be ready, including by representing elections officials as necessary.
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Georgia
Jul 2026
Voting Rights
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Foundation v. State of Georgia
The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Voting Rights Project and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia have filed a lawsuit on their own behalf, seeking an injunction allowing them and similar organizations to provide legal representation to elections officials and poll workers. Georgia bars elections officials and poll workers from accepting any donations, services, or other gifts in aid of their duties, and this ban arguably extends to even pro bono legal services. Elections in Georgia, as elsewhere, have prompted extensive litigation and likely will do so in the future. The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia will be ready, including by representing elections officials as necessary.
Georgia
Mar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Gaines v. NCAA
The National Women’s Law Center is intervening in defense of transgender athletes in a lawsuit brought against the National Collegiate Athletics Association attempting to force the organization to implement a nationwide and categorical ban on the participation of transgender college athletes. Founded in 1972, NWLC fights for gender justice working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls.
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Georgia
Mar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Gaines v. NCAA
The National Women’s Law Center is intervening in defense of transgender athletes in a lawsuit brought against the National Collegiate Athletics Association attempting to force the organization to implement a nationwide and categorical ban on the participation of transgender college athletes. Founded in 1972, NWLC fights for gender justice working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls.
Georgia
Mar 2026
Voting Rights
United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country.
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Georgia
Mar 2026
Voting Rights
United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country.
Georgia
Feb 2026
Voting Rights
Pitts v. United States (Amicus)
The FBI raided Fulton County, Georgia, seizing ballots and other records from the 2020 election. This unprecedented seizure is a continuation of yearslong efforts to challenge Georgia's 2020 election results, now aided by federal law enforcement. Fulton County is fighting back, suing for the return of the records.
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Georgia
Feb 2026
Voting Rights
Pitts v. United States (Amicus)
The FBI raided Fulton County, Georgia, seizing ballots and other records from the 2020 election. This unprecedented seizure is a continuation of yearslong efforts to challenge Georgia's 2020 election results, now aided by federal law enforcement. Fulton County is fighting back, suing for the return of the records.