For Live Updates From Terri Burke On Tonight’s Voter ID Speech, Follow The ACLU Of Texas On Twitter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kirsten Bokenkamp, ACLU of Texas (713) 942-8146 x 109 or (832) 691-7013; [email protected]

Terri Burke, the Executive Director for the ACLU of Texas, will be attending and live tweeting from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s speech regarding voting rights at the LBJ Library at the University of Texas at Austin.  To receive up to the minute updates from Terri Burke, follow the ACLU of Texas at http://twitter.com/ACLUTX.  Burke will also be issuing a quick quote directly following the Attorney General’s remarks.

As this event will likely attract protesters, the ACLU of Texas reminds all Texans about the constitutional right to protest.  Our “Right to Protest” brochure is available here, and is free to download and distribute.  The information in the brochure is not legal advice; and the ACLU of Texas urges anyone who believes their rights have been violated to contact a lawyer or the ACLU of Texas at http://www.aclutx.org/request-legal-assistance.