The ACLU of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit against the sec. of state for requiring a poll tax on Georgia voters when submitting mail-in absentee ballots and applications. Legal Director Sean J. Young explains this in the first segment. Political director Chris Bruce shares what YOU CAN do to tell the sec. of state to stop the poll tax.

The ACLU of Georgia published an open letter to all public officials with responsibility for dealing with COVID-19 in the criminal legal system. Political director Chris Bruce and staff attorney Kosha Tucker discuss ACLU of Georgia recommendations that sheriffs, governor, probation and parole officers, parole boards, prosecutors, police, and judges should take to prevent the harm inflicted by COVID-19 that can make things immensely more difficult for people who cannot protect themselves from this deadly pandemic.

The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter to the Sec. of State proposing recommendations to protect all mail-in absentee ballot voters. Sean J. Young, ACLU of Georgia legal director, discusses these recommendations that include extending the deadline for mail-in absentee ballots to be counted in the election.

The ACLU and partners took the next step in our federal lawsuit challenging Georgia’s abortion ban, SisterSong v. Kemp. In this episode of “Liberty Is Peachy,” our legal director – Sean J. Young – explains what this critical next step means for protecting women’s reproductive rights and healthcare in Georgia.

Listen as ACLU of Georgia staff attorney Kosha Tucker talks with podcast host Kenyatta Kinloch about the constitutional concerns regarding Georgia’s proposed so-called gang database including racial profiling. On Tues., Feb. 18, the ACLU of GA and partners are hosting another town hall meeting in Cobb County. The podcast recaps the allegations regarding conditions at the Cobb County Detention Center.

Last week, a federal court ordered Sumter County to adopt court-drawn maps for its school board elections. Sean J. Young, legal director and Aklima Khondoker, staff attorney with the ACLU of Georgia talk about this important voter rights victory and what it means to the children.

In this episode of Liberty is Peachy, host Kenyatta Kinloch talks with Kosha Tucker, staff attorney with the ACLU of Georgia, about the allegation that Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has banned the Marietta Daily Journal at the Detention Center.

On this episode of Liberty is Peachy our staff attorney Kosha Tucker and political director Chris Bruce discuss the water contamination at the Cobb County Detention Center.

Andrea Young, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia, shares a bit of unknown history about the creation of the Martin Luther King Holiday that we celebrate today and the direct connection between the civil rights movement and the constitutional right to protest that all of us enjoy.