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Brian Kemp

Kemp claims credit for ACLU victory

Local elections officials will now automatically update addresses for voters who move within the same county instead of marking them “inactive,” representing a major victory for voting rights in Georgia. The change comes after a lawsuit filed against Sec. of State Brian Kemp by the American Civil Liberties Union.  Last year, almost 169,000 registered voters were sent notices by the Secretary of State after moving within the county. They were told they had 30 days

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Woman fired after getting a heavy period at work

For anyone who menstruates, there’s often a fear that you will spill or leak menstrual fluids at work, school or anywhere you are out and about. Alisha Coleman was dealing with this while working as 911 call taker for the Bobby Dodd Institute. And she was fired. Menstruation is a reality that carries far too much taboo and shame in our culture. Coleman is now suing her employer because she was fired for heavy menstrual

Voting Rights

Voting rights’ win locally, but problems brew nationally

An ACLU lawsuit resolved, protecting three polling places in predominantly Black parts of Fulton County from closure. Meanwhile, reversals on voting rights issues within the Department of Justice are spurring democratic state legislators to improve Georgia’s voting laws. Last month, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections gave only a few days notice before deciding to close three polling places in Fulton County. However, state law requires two weeks of notice to allow for

Healthcare

Ga. Supreme Court upholds abortion ban ruling

A 2012 law banning abortion after 20 weeks is about to go into effect after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit on a technicality: you can’t sue the government without their permission, under sovereign immunity laws. This has really broad implications for lawmaking in Georgia. If the legislature passes an unconstitutional law, sovereign immunity limits the ability of stakeholders to sue and have the law overturned. Given just how frequently laws

Reproductive Rights

The huge change to Ga. abortion law that no one knew about

Back in 2012, Georgia passed a law banning abortions after 20 weeks. This law faced an injunction, and never went into effect, until last October. Except the obstetricians suing — and the agency tasked with enforcing the law — apparently didn’t know the lawsuit had been dismissed. Oops. The 20 week ban is based on junk science that fetuses feel pain. Previously, abortions in Georgia could be performed up to 24 weeks. Accessing abortion care