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A federal judge in McAllen on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Starr County officials brought by Lizelle Gonzalez, a South Texas woman who was unlawfully charged with murder after a self-induced abortion.
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Three community organizers with PRO Gainesville, a grassroots group, protested a Confederate monument in downtown Gainesville in the summer of 2020, when people were gathering around the country to protest symbols of the Confederacy.
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President Biden is using new executive actions to block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern border. The ACLU says this goes against U.S. asylum laws.
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Advocates argue today in front of the Supreme Court of Texas that the state's gender-affirming care ban violates the Texas Constitution.
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Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas call the criminal case against the leaders of PRO Gainesville, a local grassroots organization, a “pivotal case for free speech rights in Texas,” according to a news release this week.
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The ACLU of Texas and other civil rights groups are trying to block Texas from implementing Senate Bill 4, which makes unauthorized entry into the state a crime.
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The ACLU of Texas announced it would not be involved in the national organization's efforts to support the National Rifle Association's case before the Supreme Court.
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The latest measure in Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown "Operation Lone Star" makes it a state crime to enter Texas illegally from a foreign country.
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Lawyers for the ACLU of Texas said they believe the law is not only ill-defined but that it also infringes upon the right to freedom of expression.
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360 Queen Entertainment appears in court as part of ACLU Texas' lawsuit against a statewide drag ban.
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Texas doctors say potential ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids hurts patients and providersA new Texas law would stop transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care. Texas doctors said this is already hurting their work and their patients.
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Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.