Court Battles

Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Texas fights for equality and civil rights. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.

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Voting
Nov 19, 2021

Fair Maps Texas Action Committee et al. v. Abbott et al

Voting Rights
Status: Filed

The ACLU of Texas and partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging new...

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Oct 21, 2021

A.C. et al v. Magnolia Independent School District

Free Speech
Status: Victory!

The ACLU of Texas filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of seven students against...

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People holding pro-abortion signs in front of the Supreme Court
Jul 13, 2021

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Reproductive Freedom
Status: In U.S. Supreme Court

The ACLU of Texas along with ACLU National and other partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Texas law banning abortion as early as six weeks in pregnancy, before many people know they are...

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Image: A stylized collage of images shows a Drive-Thru voting sign in the foreground. I nthe background is a covered area, with cars in a queue, spaced out from each other.
Nov 2, 2020

Hotze v. Hollins

Voting Rights
Status: Open

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas moved to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate nearly 127,000 early votes cast via drive-thru voting in Harris County.

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Latino children in school
Jul 24, 2020

Texas Civil Rights Project (for Unnamed Children) v. Wolf

Border and Immigrants’ Rights
Status: Filed

A federal lawsuit to stop the deportation of children detained in hotel rooms by the Trump administration under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus as reason to do so.

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Census
Jul 24, 2020

New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump

Border and Immigrants’ Rights
Status: Filed

A federal lawsuit on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging President Trump’s order seeking to block people who are undocumented from being counted in the U.S. census.

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