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.
Yesterday a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled for the freedom to marry, and today the state's governor, Tom Corbett, announced that he won't appeal the judge's ruling.
That means that Pennsylvania...
Yesterday a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled for the freedom to marry, and today the state's governor, Tom Corbett, announced that he won't appeal the judge's ruling.
That means that Pennsylvania...
In a partial victory for the public’s right to access and scrutinize court proceedings, a federal judge recently made public most of two...
In a partial victory for the public’s right to access and scrutinize court proceedings, a federal judge recently made public most of two...
Something is scheduled to happen in Missouri at 12:01am on Wednesday morning that the state desperately doesn't want you to see.
Just two weeks after the ...
Something is scheduled to happen in Missouri at 12:01am on Wednesday morning that the state desperately doesn't want you to see.
Just two weeks after the ...
The House of Representatives is set to take up a bill this morning that would result in severe unintended consequences for free speech online. We are understandably concerned. The measure aims to target...
The House of Representatives is set to take up a bill this morning that would result in severe unintended consequences for free speech online. We are understandably concerned. The measure aims to target...
Voters get to decide who represents them, but elected officials don't get to decide which eligible voters can and can't vote. Right?
Elected officials in North Carolina think otherwise.
In...
Voters get to decide who represents them, but elected officials don't get to decide which eligible voters can and can't vote. Right?
Elected officials in North Carolina think otherwise.
In...
How can you tell that a private prison company is getting desperate? When its lobbyists and PR reps start throwing shade at the ACLU for "politics and posturing."
This new "politics and posturing"...
How can you tell that a private prison company is getting desperate? When its lobbyists and PR reps start throwing shade at the ACLU for "politics and posturing."
This new "politics and posturing"...