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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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Jan 22, 2014

An Unequal Playing Field: A Response To Richard Sherman's Post Super Bowl Playoff Game "Outburst"

After two hard fought games over the weekend, it was determined that the Denver Broncos would be facing the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII next month. Both teams have overcome significant...

By By Nirali Beri, Legal Assistant, ACLU, Racial Justice Project

Jan 22, 2014

"GPS Bullets" Allow Police to Shoot a Tracker Onto a Car

We've started getting a few calls asking us what we think of new GPS tracking devices that police can shoot at a car that they are pursuing from a launcher mounted to the front grille of their car. The...

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

Jan 21, 2014

End Near for Shackling of Pregnant Women

The massive $1.1 trillion spending bill (“omnibus”) passed by Congress last week and signed into law by President Obama includes a significant victory: a provision aimed at ending the atrocious practice of...

By By Joanne Lin, Washington Legislative Office

Jan 21, 2014

Stripped of Recognition

Today, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Utah to force the state to continue recognizing the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples...

By By Joshua Block, LGBT Project

Today, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Utah to force the state to continue recognizing the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples...

By By Joshua Block, LGBT Project

Jan 20, 2014

MLK, Spying, and the “Urgency of the Moment”

Last week, Martin Luther King, Jr. would have celebrated his 85th birthday in an America that, in myriad ways, is a freer, fairer, and more just nation than the one he knew. Today, we pause to remember the...

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

Jan 17, 2014

This Week in Civil Liberties (01/17/2014)

Bonnie Raines broke into and stole every document from which government agency office in 1971?

What provokes the "take off your shoes and get back to the kitchen?" outrage when we talk about women's...

By By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU

Bonnie Raines broke into and stole every document from which government agency office in 1971?

What provokes the "take off your shoes and get back to the kitchen?" outrage when we talk about women's...

By By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU