As the leading civil rights organization in the Lone Star State, we at the ACLU of Texas believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.
Teresa Sheehan has survived being shot by the police five times; she has survived the challenges of a psychiatric disability; and she has now survived a challenge...
Teresa Sheehan has survived being shot by the police five times; she has survived the challenges of a psychiatric disability; and she has now survived a challenge...
...except in at least 32 states, it can be.
When we were first confronted with HIV in the United States in the 1980’s, contracting the...
...except in at least 32 states, it can be.
When we were first confronted with HIV in the United States in the 1980’s, contracting the...
According to Locke Bell, the district attorney of Gaston County, North Carolina, the ethnicity of a domestic-violence survivor can disqualify that person from equal...
According to Locke Bell, the district attorney of Gaston County, North Carolina, the ethnicity of a domestic-violence survivor can disqualify that person from equal...
The Tampa Bay Times' recent...
The Tampa Bay Times' recent...
On October 6, 1998, two young men in Laramie, Wyoming, tricked University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard into thinking they would give him a ride home from the...
On October 6, 1998, two young men in Laramie, Wyoming, tricked University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard into thinking they would give him a ride home from the...
What a difference three months makes.
In February, the Arkansas legislature passed a law designed to prevent local governments from passing non-...
What a difference three months makes.
In February, the Arkansas legislature passed a law designed to prevent local governments from passing non-...