WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two dozen Texas families are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to a state law that requires public schools to post a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The request, filed today, urges the court to protect students’ and parents’ religious freedom by blocking Texas Senate Bill 10, ensuring that families — not politicians — have the right to decide what role religion plays in their lives.

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

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.

HOUSTON — Laboratory testing has confirmed that the white powder seized from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van — which was the subject of an unusual, unsealed DOJ search warrant — is not drugs. Mr. Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by ICE in Houston’s East End on July 7 while driving to work. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has been retained by the Salgado family to represent them.

In a major victory, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.

People detained by ICE describe rights violations at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including severe medical neglect, violence by guards, inhumane conditions

The legal team is seeking emergency relief to block several provisions of the law from taking effect May 15.

Court rules that challengers lack standing, vacating earlier panel decision