Tag Archives: ACLU of Texas

Another lawsuit filed over Abbott’s stay-in-jail order

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

There’s no slowdown in the litigation business, that’s for sure. Gov. Greg Abbott’s order restricting the release of some jail inmates during the new coronavirus pandemic is facing a second court challenge arguing his order violates the constitutional separation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, bail, Capital Area Private Defender Service, coronavirus, Harris County, jail overcrowding, jails, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP, TCDLA, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Fair Defense Project | 1 Comment

Intervening in the mail ballot expansion lawsuit

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The ACLU of Texas, American Civil Liberties Union, and Texas Civil Rights Project on Wednesday joined a case seeking to declare that under Texas law all registered voters qualify to request a mail-in ballot as a result … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, coronavirus, Dana DeBeauvoir, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, primaries, Progress Texas, runoff, Ruth Hughs, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Travis County, Workers Defense Action Fund | 1 Comment

More on Abbott’s stay-in-jail order

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s that more detailed Chron story I referenced yesterday. I’m just going to quote the newer information about Greg Abbott’s executive order that attempts to basically stop most releases of inmates from the jail regardless of the coronavirus situation. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, bail, Civil Rights Corps, coronavirus, Ed Gonzalez, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Harris County, jails, Joe Moody, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Kim Ogg, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, Texas | 4 Comments

Abbott delays primary runoffs

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

So this was originally going to be a post about what various groups have been advocating for the primary runoffs. And then Greg Abbott went and pushed the runoffs back to July without addressing any of the other concerns that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, coronavirus, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Gilberto Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, NAACP, primaries, Republican Party, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, turnout | 1 Comment

ACLU sues the “abortion sanctuary cities”

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This was expected. The ACLU filed a lawsuit against seven Texas cities on Tuesday for passing ordinances that aim to ban abortion by outlawing providers and advocates from doing business in their towns. The suit, brought by the ACLU of … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, lawsuit, Lilith Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, Planned Parenthood, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas Equal Access Fund, Waskom, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance | 4 Comments

Appealing the Crystal Mason illegal voting conviction

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This continues to be an appalling travesty. When Crystal Mason got out of federal prison, she said, she “got out running.” By Nov. 8, 2016, when she’d been out for months but was still on supervised release, she was working … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged 4th Court of Appeals, ACLU of Texas, Crystal Mason, Election 2016, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Tarrant County, Texas | 6 Comments

Galveston ordered to provide counsel at bail hearings

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Sure seems like the proper thing to do. Add Galveston to the list of Texas counties that have been court ordered to change their bail practices. A federal district judge on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction in a 2018 lawsuit … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, bail, Galveston, jails, lawsuit, Texas | Comments Off

Anti-Israel boycott law amended

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

For whatever this is worth. Gov. Greg Abbott this week signed a bill into law that limits the scope of a controversial anti-Israel boycott law, just weeks after a federal judge temporarily blocked its enforcement in an ongoing First Amendment … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, That's our Lege | Tagged ACLU of Texas, AirBnB, Bahia Amawi, boycott, Israel, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Pflugerville, Phil King, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Settlement officially reached in lawsuits over bogus SOS advisory

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Great news. Three months after first questioning the citizenship status of almost 100,000 registered voters, the Texas secretary of state has agreed to end a review of the voter rolls for supposed noncitizens that was flawed from the start. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration | 1 Comment

Injunction granted against Texas anti-Israel boycott law

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: A federal court today ruled that a Texas law that requires government contractors to certify that they are not engaged in boycotts of Israel or companies that do business with Israel is unconstitutional. The judge ruled that … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Bahia Amawi, boycott, Israel, lawsuit, Pflugerville, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

LULAC settles its SOS lawsuit

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good news. The state of Texas is ending a program to purge voters it claimed were noncitizens in order to settle lawsuits brought by civil rights groups over the plan. The deal was reached following a meeting Monday in San … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, MALDEF, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | Comments Off

Judge blocks any voter purges from the SOS advisory

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Let’s hope this lasts. In a major victory for voting rights groups, a federal judge has ordered that no Texas county should purge suspected noncitizen voters from the rolls or issue letters demanding that they prove their citizenship “without … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, MALDEF, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration | 1 Comment

Three times a lawsuit

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Hat trick! A group of civil and voting rights organizations is suing the state’s chief election officers and local election officials in five counties, claiming Texas’ voter citizenship review efforts are unconstitutional because they intentionally target naturalized citizens and voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Ann Harris Bennett, Blanco County, Caldwell County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Fayette County, Galveston, immigration, Jolt Initiative, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, NAACP, Secretary of State, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration, Washington County | 1 Comment

As the SOS advisory numbers get revised down

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This really can’t be emphasized enough. State officials on Tuesday acknowledged widespread errors in their list of 95,000 Texas voters flagged as potential non-citizens, reinforcing the concerns of advocates who say the state’s effort amounts to illegal voter suppression. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged ACLU of Texas, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Harris County, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter registration | 3 Comments

A trio of updates about that bogus SOS letter

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Most counties reacted skeptically, as well they should. The Texas Tribune reached out to 13 of the 15 counties with the most registered voters on Monday; Galveston was the only one that indicated it would immediately send out letters, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Collin County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Harris County, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, LULAC, Secretary of State, Texas, Travis County, voter registration, Williamson County | 7 Comments

Civil rights groups push back on bogus SOS letter

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Lawyers with 13 organizations — including the Texas Civil Rights Project, the ACLU of Texas, the League of Women Voters of Texas and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund — are demanding that the state rescind an advisory sent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged AALDEF, ACLU of Texas, Common Cause, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Ken Paxton, League of Women Voters, Mi Familia Vota, NAACP, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, voter registration | 8 Comments

Bail lawsuit continues in Galveston County

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A lawsuit alleging that Galveston County’s cash bail system favors wealthier defendants will continue after a recent ruling by a U.S. district court judge. On Jan. 10, Judge George Hanks Jr. upheld Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison’s denial of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, bail, Civil Rights Corps, Galveston, lawsuit, Texas, Texas Fair Defense Project | 31 Comments

ACLU reminds counties to provide voting materials in Spanish

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: With weeks to go before the November 6 election, the ACLU of Texas has sent advisal letters to 36 counties across Texas that may be in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The letters urge the identified … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Election 2018, Texas, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

Dallas County gets the Harris County treatment in its bail lawsuit

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We have a precedent, even if everything is still a work in progress. Taking a cue from the rulings on Harris County’s bail-setting practices, a U.S. district judge in Dallas issued a temporary order Thursday evening saying the county’s post-arrest … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, bail, Civil Rights Corps, Clay Jenkins, Commissioners Court, Dallas County, Harris County, jails, lawsuit, Texas, Texas Fair Defense Project | Comments Off

ACLU sues Galveston County over bail practices

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The ACLU of Texas, the ACLU and Arnold & Porter filed a federal class-action lawsuit today against Galveston County, Texas, for violating the constitutional rights of people arrested for misdemeanors and felonies. The lawsuit was brought against … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, bail, Civil Rights Corps, Dallas County, Galveston, Harris County, jails, lawsuit, Texas, Texas Fair Defense Project | 1 Comment

Fifth Circuit lets most of SB4 remain in place

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Ugh. A panel of three U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals judges ruled Tuesday that most of the state’s immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, can remain in effect while the case plays out, handing a victory to Gov. Greg … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, immigration, lawsuit, Texas, The Lege | 5 Comments

ACLU goes after Judge McSpadden

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

As well they should. The ACLU of Texas is asking Harris County’s longest serving felony court judge to resign after making a statement to the Houston Chronicle on his views about black men’s attitudes toward the criminal justice system. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, bail, Commissioners Court, Darrell Jordan, Ed Emmett, Election 2018, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Harris County, jails, judicial races, lawsuit, Mike Fields, Mike McSpadden, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Texas | Comments Off

Lawsuit filed over Dallas County bail practices

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Bring it on, I say. On the heels of a federal ruling slamming Harris County for its bail practices, civil rights lawyers have now set their sights on a county with a similar system: Dallas. Six indigent misdemeanor and felony … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, bail, Civil Rights Corps, Clay Jenkins, Commissioners Court, Dallas County, Harris County, jails, John Wily Price, lawsuit, Texas, Texas Fair Defense Project | Comments Off

The First Amendment remains in effect in Fort Bend

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

For now, at least. Karen Fonseca, the owner of a white truck at the center of a social media dispute with Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls, is considering a civil rights lawsuit against the sheriff’s office. Fonseca’s attorney, Brian … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Donald Trump, Fort Bend County, Karen Fonseca, lawsuit, Ron Reynolds, Sheriff, Troy Nehls | 8 Comments

Federal court bars enforcement if city’s ban on homeless encampments

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Score one for the law’s opponents. A federal court on Tuesday temporarily blocked Houston from enforcing its fledgling ban on public encampments, dealing a blow to city efforts to manage escalating tensions between homeless people and the neighborhoods their camps … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, homelessness, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Sylvester Turner | 3 Comments

The “run over a protester” bill

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

This was from a day or two after the racist violence in Charlottesville, which included the vehicular murder of a counterprotester. Last month, Rep. Pat Fallon filed legislation to protect motorists who hit demonstrators “blocking traffic in a public right-of-way” … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Pat Fallon, Texas, The Lege | 10 Comments

ACLU seeks information about state’s compliance with Trump election commission

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Today the ACLU of Texas filed an open records request with the Texas Secretary of State seeking documentation related to the State’s compliance with the federal Election Integrity Commission, which had asked states to submit voters’ full … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Donald Trump, Kris Kobach, lawsuit, open records, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | 5 Comments

City of El Paso joins in on SB4

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Add one more to the list. The city of El Paso voted on Tuesday to join the growing list of local governments that have filed a legal challenge in hopes of stopping Texas’ new immigration enforcement law from going into … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Austin, El Cenizo, El Paso, Houston, immigration, lawsuit, local control, MALDEF, Maverick County, San Antonio, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

SB4’s day in court

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Sparks were flying. Opponents of Texas’ state-based immigration law told a federal judge Monday that allowing the controversial measure to stand would pave the way for a nationwide police state where local officers could subvert the established immigration-enforcement powers of … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Arizona, Austin, El Cenizo, El Paso, Greg Abbott, Houston, immigration, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Maverick County, San Antonio, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege | 5 Comments

ACLU files for injunction against SB4

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas filed the first motion today to block the anti-immigrant and anti-law enforcement Texas Senate Bill (SB4) before it takes effect. This is the next step in the … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU, ACLU of Texas, El Cenizo, Greg Abbott, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, LULAC, Maverick County, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

State files motion to combine all the “sanctuary cities” lawsuits

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

This isn’t a surprise, but there is a bit of a twist. In a filing late Thursday, Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a federal district court in Austin to absorb two other legal challenges that have been filed against the … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Austin, El Cenizo, El Paso, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, LULAC, Maverick County, San Antonio, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege | 5 Comments

ACLU joins first “sanctuary cities” lawsuit

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The ACLU of Texas and the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project have joined the lawsuit challenging Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which demands that local governments and their employees engage in federal immigration enforcement practices. The case, City … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, El Cenizo, El Paso, Greg Abbott, Houston, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, Maverick County, San Antonio, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Lawsuit filed against Houston panhandling ordinance

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The ACLU of Texas announced today that it had filed a lawsuit on behalf of three homeless Houstonian plaintiffs adversely affected by the City of Houston’s camping and panhandling ordinances. Taken together, these ordinances illegally deprive homeless … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, homelessness, Houston, lawsuit, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Sylvester Turner | 2 Comments

Get ready for the “sanctuary cities” lawsuits

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

It’s just a matter of time. Now that Senate Bill 4 is on its way to becoming law, opponents are looking to the courts for relief – and a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case is giving them hope. The high … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Arizona, Art Acevedo, Austin, Greg Abbott, Houston, HPD, ICE, immigration, Jeff Sessions, lawsuit, local control, Rafael Anchia, Sally Hernandez, SCOTUS, Steve Adler, Texas, The Lege, Travis County | Comments Off

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