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Stand Up for Freedom! ACLU Membership Conference 2008
Washington, D.C., is the place where we'll gather in June to stand up for freedom! Read More...
ACLU Statement on YFZ Ranch - May 2, 2008
ACLU of Texas has serious concerns about the handling of the government's raid on the FLDS compound in Eldorado and that the government is not adequately protecting the fundamental rights of impacted children, mothers, and religious communities. Read More...
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FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG:
Roy Mersky, 1925 - 2008
"Leaders and staff of the ACLU of Texas and our Central Texas Chapter were saddened to learn that Roy Mersky has died..."
ACLU of Texas Questions Segregated School Program
AUSTIN, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas today filed an open records request asking that the Beaumont Independent School District disclose information regarding the “Big 3 Conference” held at West Brook High School on March 29, 2008. The ACLU initiated its investigation after learning that only African-American, male students were required to attend the program, which included topics such as “Home Life,” “Thug Life,” ”Peer Pressure,” and “Lack of Discipline.” Read More...
ACLU of Texas Observing FLDS Custody Hearings in San Angelo
The hearings are part of a standard fourteen-day process mandated byt the Texas Family Code. Read More...
The ACLU of Texas Seeks a Paralegal/Legal Advocacy Coordinator
The full-time Paralegal/Legal Advocacy Coordinator provides strategic support and coordination for the ACLU Foundation of Texas’ growing Legal Department. S/he will proactively identify, investigate and respond to alleged civil liberties and civil rights violations to achieve maximum impact on litigation, including investigating complaints in Texas and/or working with coalition partners, National ACLU and other ACLU of Texas departments. Additionally, s/he manages all filing and administrative support for the Department, which includes a Legal Director, Staff Attorney, and a Litigation Fellow. This position requires a self-directed, highly-organized person with energy and enthusiasm. Work weeks commonly in excess of 40 hours should be expected and occasional travel will be required. Read More...
ACLU of Texas Files Response to AG Opinion Request on Bible Course Law
AUSTIN, TX - The ACLU of Texas filed a response to Commissioner of Education Robert Scott’s request for the Attorney General’s opinion on whether HB 1287, enacted last year, requires school districts to offer the Bible curriculum set out in that bill.
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The ACLU of Texas Seeks a Senior Staff Attorney (Racial Justice)
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas (“ACLU TX”) invites applications for the position of senior staff attorney. The ACLU is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with more than 500,000 members dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied within the U.S. Constitution. ACLU TX is a leader in the field of advocacy that addresses various problems facing today’s racial and ethnic minority communities. Read More...
Texas School Board Agrees To Stop Teaching Unconstitutional Bible Class In Public Schools
The Ector County School Board agreed today to stop teaching a course in its public schools that unconstitutionally promotes a particular interpretation of the Bible that is not shared by Jews, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and most Protestants. Read More...
West University Place Cell Phone Ban Oversteps
The ACLU of Texas is concerned about a proposed ordinance banning cell phones in West University Place, near Houston. Read More...
Federal Court Enjoins San Antonio’s Procession Ordinance
The ACLU of Texas was pleased to learn today that Federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez has temporarily enjoined the city of San Antonio from implementing a new procession ordinance. The injunction was issued after the ACLU of Texas filed a friend of the court brief in support of a legal challenge brought by a coalition of San Antonio parade organizers. Read More...
ACLU of Texas Pleased with Commissioner’s Court Action to Amend Dress Code Rule
The ACLU of Texas is pleased with today’s decision by the Williamson County Commissioner’s Court to amend its controversial dress code rule. This rule, adopted in October 2007, required all attendees of Court meetings to wear “proper attire,” defined as “attire suitable for professional or business engagements.” Read More...
Free Market Foundation, ACLU, Texas Eagle Forum PAC Win Preliminary Injunction Against Unconstitutional Law Criminalizing Citizen Speech on Speaker’s Race
Today, a broad-based coalition of plaintiffs won a preliminary injunction in U.S. District Court in Austin that now prevents the Texas Ethics Commission from enforcing a state law restricting individuals and groups from speaking out in the Texas Speaker’s race. Read More...
The ACLU of Texas Seeks a Director of Public Education
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International Human Rights Experts Denounce U.S. Record On Racial And Ethnic Discrimination
A United Nations committee today issued a strongly worded critique of the United States’ record on racial discrimination and urged the government to make sweeping reforms to policies affecting racial and ethnic minorities, women, and immigrants in this country. The American Civil Liberties Union called on the U.S. government to take vigorous steps to implement the committee’s recommendations and fulfill its human rights treaty obligations. Read More...
ACLU of Texas in Geneva to Testify On Ongoing Racial and Ethnic Injustice
An ACLU of Texas leader is testifying before the United Nations’ Committee this week on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on a flawed U.S. government report about racial discrimination in the United States. Read More...
UN Demands US Government Answer for Border Wall
Today, the United Nations Committee charged with monitoring compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination All Forms of Racial Discrimination, an international treaty that was ratified by the U.S. in 1994, asked high-ranking U.S. government officials to explain the U.S.'s compliance, or lack thereof, with the treaty provisions that prohibit discrimination in areas such as housing, law enforcement, education, and the treatment of migrants. Since the treaty’s ratification, U.S. reporting on compliance has been inadequate, and this week’s hearings were no exception. Read More...
Anti-War Protestors Victorious in Free Speech Suit
Yesterday, two protestors won the reversal of criminal convictions relating to their activities during a peaceful protest of the Iraq war at Camp Casey I, near the President’s ranch in Crawford, Texas. The protestors, Austin psychologist Dr. Em Hardy and retired attorney and Navy veteran Hiram Myers of Oklahoma, were arrested on April 14, 2006 after they erected the tent between fences on county roads to draw attention to the Iraq war. Read More...
ACLU of TX Seeks Staff and Volunteers for 81st Legislative Session
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas is searching for part-time staff and volunteers to work during the 81st Legislative Session as part of the ACLU of Texas’ Legislative Team. Read More...
Vidor School District Makes Pledge of Allegiance Optional After ACLU Challenge
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas applauded the Vidor Independent School District (VISD) Board of Directors today for revising district policy to protect students’ rights. Read More...
ACLU of Texas Opposes Voter Photo ID and Supports Help America Vote
We Recommend a Top-to-Bottom Review of E-Voting Systems, the Counting of Provisional Ballots and Programs to Improve Voter Turnout in Texas. Read More...
ACLU of Texas Files a Response to AG Opinion Request on Religious Liberties Act
The ACLU of Texas filed a Response to Acting Commissioner of Education Robert Scott’s Request for the Attorney General’s Opinion on whether the recently enacted Schoolchildren’s Religious Liberties Act is circumscribed by a 1970 federal court injunction against the Houston Independent School District. Read More...
ACLU of Texas Defends Crawford Protestors’ First Amendment Rights
Oral argument will be heard today on the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas' (ACLU) appeal from the conviction of two Iraq war protestors for refusing to remove a tent from a ditch near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas. Read More...
ACLU of Texas Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Dallas Judge
Judge Improperly Demanded Sikh American Man Take Off His “Hat” In Courtroom Read More...
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