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Georgia
Jun 2020
Disability Rights
Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections
On October 3, 2018, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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
May 2022
Smart Justice
Mock et al v. Glynn County et al
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Georgia
May 2022
Smart Justice
Mock et al v. Glynn County et al
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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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.