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Georgina Yeomans

Georgina Yeomans joined LDF as Assistant Counsel in 2021. Prior to joining LDF, Georgina was an associate at the labor law firm Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC, where she represented labor unions and their members in litigation and administrative proceedings, focusing her practice on representing public-sector labor unions in litigation stemming from the Supreme Court’s decision […]

Georgians Call for Immediate End to Ban on Line-Relief in Preliminary Injunction Hearing

Voters and voting rights groups asked the court to halt a portion of Georgia’s anti-voter law that criminalizes Georgians handing food, water, or other relief to those waiting in long voting lines.  ATLANTA – TODAY, July 18, 2022, Georgians called for the court to grant immediate relief through a preliminary injunction and block the portion […]

Georgia’s College Affordability Crisis, Explained

Education Georgia’s Higher Education Affordability Crisis, Explained More Georgia students than ever are pursuing higher education and post-secondary opportunities. To ensure Georgia’s higher education system is within reach for all students, the state must make college more affordable. The Price of opportunity Higher education affordability is one of the most pressing challenges facing Georgia communities […]

Georgia-based Disability Rights Groups Join Fight Against Georgia’s Anti-Voter Law S.B. 202

Three groups joined pending litigation AME Church v. Kemp in an amended complaint that explains how S.B. 202 violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act ATLANTA — Three prominent Georgia-based disability rights groups have joined the broad-based alliance of Georgia voters, civil rights groups, and activists fighting against the implementation of the state’s unconstitutional […]

Georgia v. Holder

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) represents African-American voters and organizations dedicated to the registration of African-American and other minority voters in Georgia v. Holder, a lawsuit filed by the State of Georgia. Georgia is a jurisdiction covered under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and must obtain preclearance, or pre-approval, of voting changes before […]

Georgia State Conference NAACP, et al. v. Fayette County Board of Commissioners, et al.

Widely considered the crown jewel of American democracy, the Voting Rights Act is the most effective tool for protecting voters of color against voting methods that weaken their voting strength.  As a remedy, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act provides for the creation of single-member districts to replace an at-large method of election. Just days […]

Georgia Legislature Rejects Voting Measure to Substantially Reduce Early Voting

LDF is pleased that the Georgia Legislature, in a significant move, failed to pass HB 891, a bill that would have reduced drastically early voting in city and town elections from 21 to, incredibly, just 6 days. Just three years ago, the legislature reduced the early voting period for all elections in Georgia from 45 […]

Georgia Allowed To Continue Voter Verification

The Justice Department recently approved Georgia's voter verification law, which requires voters to prove they are U.S. citizens. Federal officials had blocked the law since 2008 but accepted the policy last month.   The department, along with many civil rights groups, had opposed the 2008 Georgia law, saying it disproportionally affected the elderly, the poor […]