by Press | Nov 24, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – A Georgia jury has found three white men guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was viciously attacked while jogging. The full range of convictions includes various criminal counts, such as malice murder, felony murder,...
by Ian Weiner | Jul 14, 2021 | Press Releases
(ATLANTA) — The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections (BRE) will reinstate the eligibility of all voters who had been purged from the voting rolls since February 2018 due to a residency-based challenge, and impose new procedures for the next two years...
by Ian Weiner | May 21, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Changing demographics, racially polarized voting, and one-party control of redistricting are causes for concern over how the Georgia General Assembly might redistrict the state later this year, a new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
by Don Owens | Apr 2, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB draft will no longer take place in the state of Georgia after the state recently passed legislation designed to disenfranchise voters....
by Ian Weiner | Mar 25, 2021 | Press Releases
(ATLANTA) – Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a bill that the Georgia State Legislature passed today that would institute unnecessary and burdensome limitations on the right to vote, including voting by mail and early voting, that directly target and...