Court Cases

A lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for failing to respond to the ACLU of Texas’ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding an ICE raid at a factory in Allen, Texas.

A lawsuit challenging a federal policy, PACR/HARP, which rushes asylum seekers through their initial asylum screening without access to an attorney while holding them in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention centers.

A lawsuit on behalf of three Houstonians experiencing homelessness who were adversely affected by the city’s camping and panhandling ordinances.

A federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s diversion of military funds to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A lawsuit against the acting Texas Secretary of State David Whitley and Director of Elections Keith Ingram for the creation and rollout of a flawed voter purge list that discriminated against naturalized citizens.

A lawsuit challenging a state law that requires government contractors to certify that they are not engaged in boycotts of Israel or territories controlled by Israel.

A federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s gutting of asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.

A case representing Crystal Mason, a woman who was criminally prosecuted and sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly casting a provisional ballot improperly.

A lawsuit on behalf of people locked in Galveston County Jail because they cannot afford to pay bail, challenging the county’s practice of automatically setting money bail to detain people arrested for misdemeanors and felonies.