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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.

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Nov 22, 2013

15-Year-Old Gets Six Life Sentences?

At gunpoint, two 18-year-olds and a 15-year-old robbed a dozen other teenagers at a house party,...

By By Alex Stamm, ACLU Center for Justice

At gunpoint, two 18-year-olds and a 15-year-old robbed a dozen other teenagers at a house party,...

By By Alex Stamm, ACLU Center for Justice
Nov 22, 2013

A Vote for Privacy is a Vote for Security

It couldn't be more black or white than this: "Spy on me, I'd rather be safe."

That...

By By Matthew Harwood, Media Strategist, ACLU

It couldn't be more black or white than this: "Spy on me, I'd rather be safe."

That...

By By Matthew Harwood, Media Strategist, ACLU
Nov 21, 2013

Scottsboro Boys Exonerated, But Troubling Legacy Remains for Black Men

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole's posthumous pardon today of the last of the black men wrongly...

By By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole's posthumous pardon today of the last of the black men wrongly...

By By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program
Nov 21, 2013

Kansas Voters Deserve Equality

According to the state of Kansas, some voters are qualified to vote for President, but not for Governor or Secretary of State.

Why? The state has set up a ...

By By Molly Rugg, Paralegal, ACLU

According to the state of Kansas, some voters are qualified to vote for President, but not for Governor or Secretary of State.

Why? The state has set up a ...

By By Molly Rugg, Paralegal, ACLU
Nov 21, 2013

Finally, a Day in Court to Challenge Mass Surveillance

For more than seven years, the government has collected the phone records of every American under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, without ever having to justify the program's legality in a public and...

By By Brett Max Kaufman, Legal Fellow, ACLU National Security Project

For more than seven years, the government has collected the phone records of every American under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, without ever having to justify the program's legality in a public and...

By By Brett Max Kaufman, Legal Fellow, ACLU National Security Project
Nov 21, 2013

The FISA Court’s Problems Run Deep, and More Than Tinkering is Required

Free Speech and Pluralism

With the latest release of documents about the NSA and the FISA Court (this one in response to an ACLU/EFF Freedom of Information Act request) we now have yet more evidence that the NSA’s compliance with...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

With the latest release of documents about the NSA and the FISA Court (this one in response to an ACLU/EFF Freedom of Information Act request) we now have yet more evidence that the NSA’s compliance with...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project