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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that blocked Texas Senate Bill 12 (88R), a state law restricting “sexually oriented performances,” including certain drag shows. Although S.B. 12 was declared unconstitutional, the law is now in effect.
SAN ANTONIO — A group of 15 multifaith and nonreligious Texas families filed a new lawsuit in federal court today to stop their public school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms pursuant to Texas law Senate Bill 10. The new complaint comes in response to school distr
Nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations, led by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs’ motions for preliminary injunction in League of United Latin American Citizens, et al., v. State of Texas, et al.
The University of North Texas (UNT) system confirmed that it has lifted its “pause” on drag performances across its campuses, in response to a demand letter from civil liberties organizations informing the school that it was violating its students’ First Amendment rights.
The ACLU of Texas, Transgender Law Center, and Baker McKenzie filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging key aspects of Senate Bill 12 on behalf of the Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) Network, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), a teacher, an individual student, and her parent.
The Texas House passed House Bill 7, which severely limits access to medication abortion by restricting the manufacture, prescription, and distribution of abortion-inducing drugs in Texas and out-of-state.