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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 16, 2014

Police Hunger for Drones May be Growing, but So Are Privacy Concerns

The ACLU’s Chris Calabrese testified yesterday before the Senate Commerce...

By By Sandra Fulton, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

The ACLU’s Chris Calabrese testified yesterday before the Senate Commerce...

By By Sandra Fulton, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Jan 16, 2014

ACLU Seeks Information About Pentagon Infiltration of “World of Warcraft”

Free Speech and Pluralism

Picture it. You’re online, ensconced in a muscled avatar, hacking your way through a World of Warcraft quest. A burly blacksmith appears on screen, and instead of brandishing a blunderbuss, turns to you...

By By Rita Cant, Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project & Lee Rowland, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Picture it. You’re online, ensconced in a muscled avatar, hacking your way through a World of Warcraft quest. A burly blacksmith appears on screen, and instead of brandishing a blunderbuss, turns to you...

By By Rita Cant, Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project & Lee Rowland, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
Jan 16, 2014

New Execution Methods Can’t Disguise Same Old Death Penalty Problems

Originally posted by the ACLU of Ohio.

Ohio made history today by becoming the first state to...

By By Mike Brickner, ACLU of Ohio

Originally posted by the ACLU of Ohio.

Ohio made history today by becoming the first state to...

By By Mike Brickner, ACLU of Ohio
Jan 15, 2014

I Broke Into an FBI Office and Took Every Document. Here’s Why.

Last week, I publicly revealed my identity as a member of the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, a group that in 1971 broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, took documents proving that...

By By Bonnie Raines

Last week, I publicly revealed my identity as a member of the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, a group that in 1971 broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, took documents proving that...

By By Bonnie Raines
Jan 15, 2014

Sexism Is Alive and Well on the Interwebs

In documenting how she was stalked and threatened online, Amanda Hess, a feminist journalist,...

By By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project

In documenting how she was stalked and threatened online, Amanda Hess, a feminist journalist,...

By By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project
Jan 15, 2014

Equality in the Culture and Equality in the Courts

In the last 25 years or so, the attitude of Courts toward people making rights claims about sexual orientation has undergone a stark reversal. The Supreme Court of 1986 in Bowers v. Hardwick thought it "at...

By By Matt Coles, Director, ACLU Center for Equality

In the last 25 years or so, the attitude of Courts toward people making rights claims about sexual orientation has undergone a stark reversal. The Supreme Court of 1986 in Bowers v. Hardwick thought it "at...

By By Matt Coles, Director, ACLU Center for Equality