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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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Oct 4, 2013

Celebrities, the Police, and Surreptitious DNA Collection

Free Speech and Pluralism

Actress Mia Farrow made gossip-news headlines this week when, asked by Vanity Fair...

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

Actress Mia Farrow made gossip-news headlines this week when, asked by Vanity Fair...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project
Oct 2, 2013

Is Your Turn-By-Turn Navigation Application Racist?

Free Speech and Pluralism

Last month, a web-based service called “Ghetto Tracker” was unveiled. The site’s creator touted it as a travel advice service where users could pin digital maps with safety ratings to enable those new to...

By By Joe Silver, Washington Legislative Office, ACLU

Last month, a web-based service called “Ghetto Tracker” was unveiled. The site’s creator touted it as a travel advice service where users could pin digital maps with safety ratings to enable those new to...

By By Joe Silver, Washington Legislative Office, ACLU
Oct 1, 2013

Why Today is a Big Day for Voting Rights

Today marks the opening of the health insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated ...

By By Faith Barksdale, Legal Assistant, ACLU & Eunice Hyon Min Rho, ACLU

Today marks the opening of the health insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated ...

By By Faith Barksdale, Legal Assistant, ACLU & Eunice Hyon Min Rho, ACLU
Oct 1, 2013

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Oct 1, 2013

In Court Today: Challenging the CIA's Targeted-Killing "Secrets"

Disclosure of secrets has been in the air these last few months. We've witnessed a remarkable stream of revelations about the National Security Agency's vast...

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

Disclosure of secrets has been in the air these last few months. We've witnessed a remarkable stream of revelations about the National Security Agency's vast...

By By Brett Max Kaufman, Legal Fellow, ACLU National Security Project
Oct 1, 2013

Meet the Prison Phone Company Profiting Off Love

While the two of us were writing this blog post, we called each other twice. Our organizations—the ACLU and Brave New Foundation—paid for the calls via flat monthly payments to our respective phone...

By By Jesse Lava, Campaign Director, Beyond Bars & Sarah Solon, Communications Strategist, ACLU

While the two of us were writing this blog post, we called each other twice. Our organizations—the ACLU and Brave New Foundation—paid for the calls via flat monthly payments to our respective phone...

By By Jesse Lava, Campaign Director, Beyond Bars & Sarah Solon, Communications Strategist, ACLU