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Nightmare Over for Crystal Mason, Highest Criminal Court in Texas Dismisses State’s Petition for Review

The Court of Criminal Appeals let stand a lower court's ruling that acquitted Crystal Mason of illegal voting by dismissing the State’s Petition for Review as improvidently granted.
Court Cases: Texas v. Mason

Professors Seek Relief from Texas A&M Censorship Policy That Banned Plato, 'Moonlight,' and Teaching 14th Amendment History

The Board of Regents has restricted teaching of race, gender, and sexual orientation at one of the country’s largest public universities.

ACLU of Texas, Professors Sue Texas A&M System Over Censorship Policy, Detail Violations of Academic Freedom

Faculty have been instructed to remove educational materials — like the film “Moonlight” and writings by Plato — from syllabi following policy banning race, gender, and sexual orientation related topics

ACLU of Texas Files Legal Claim Against the Federal Government on Behalf of Individual Harmed by Federal Immigration Agents

HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas today filed a claim against the federal government on behalf of lawful permanent resident Elton Purvis who experienced medical neglect and mistreatment at the hands of federal law enforcement in Texas while in immigration detention. The filing is part of a coordinated nationwide effort by the ACLU and its affiliates involving 53 claims across 17 states and Washington D.C.