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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A lawsuit challenging Dallas County’s blanket use of pre-set money bail amounts, ordered in closed-door proceedings, to detain people arrested for misdemeanors and felonies.
A class-action lawsuit against the City of Tenaha and several city and county officials challenging the practice of illegal stops and seizures.
A motion to block the anti-immigrant and anti-law enforcement law known as Texas Senate Bill (SB4) before it took effect.
A lawsuit seeking to protect individuals from being jailed for non-jailable offenses solely because they could not afford a payment and to prohibit the police from jailing people who haven’t received a...
