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Judge Orders Texas School Districts to Remove Ten Commandments Displays in Response to Second Lawsuit Filed by ACLU of Texas, Partners, and Families
In a win for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring certain public school districts in Texas to remove Ten Commandments displays by Dec. 1, and prohibiting them from posting new displays.
Texas Abortion Advocacy Network Connects Communities through TAANHall Series
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Abortion Advocacy Network (TAAN) is hosting a series of TAANHalls across Texas to strengthen community connections and discuss opportunities to improve reproductive health care in the state.
Fifth Circuit Overturns District Court Decision Blocking Texas Drag Ban
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.
Texas Families File New Lawsuit to Stop Public School Districts From Displaying Ten Commandments
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
LDF Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of ACLU of Texas and Others in Opposition to Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Maps
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.