An American Carol

Michael Moore and left-leaning Hollywood are the subjects of this spoof that's missing only one thing: comedy.

"...new spoof of Michael Moore and left-wing Hollywood. An American Carol demonstrates that Zucker is still on a downward..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Violet

This moving message film tells a story about a miscarriage of Texas justice.

"...in her small Texas town. Based on true events, American Violet tells a story about a miscarriage of Texas..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Change in Direction for the Texas Civil Rights Project

New leadership doesn't sit well with the old guard

"...This spring, the board of trustees for the Texas Civil Rights Project, a community lawyering organization known for taking..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

A Bad Rap

Ratliff's Rider Ticks Off Music Industry, Civil Servants

"...egg that state firefighters, teachers, police officers, and other civil servants rely on for their retirement income...."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Jeff Nichols' Intimate Portrait of a Marriage in Loving

Austin-based director on the pivotal civil rights case that inspired his film

"...know about a story like this. That this landmark civil rights Supreme Court decision isn't taught in schools, [that]..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rebel With Many Causes

A Philosophical Divide

"...Grande Valley, he with the Texas branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, at a salary of $5,000 a..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Feeling the Heat

A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell

"...at the Legislature, the Texas state office of the American Civil Liberties Union is enjoying something of a progressive..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

Naked City

"...and our communities remain safe, that the rights and civil liberties of our citizens are protected, and the hopes..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature

Eight Years Later, Elgin Man Becomes a 'Terrorist'

A 1994 outburst lands a local man in jail -- last fall

"...his preliminary hearing in January, Lawhorn turned to the American Civil Liberties Union, which argued that prosecuting Lawhorn eight..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...It's not everyday you see the phrases "American Civil Liberties Union" and "hit list" in the same..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The City Council prepares to decide which charter amendments go before the voters.

"..."integration" -- of the black population, which means the African-American community might lose the representation it currently has, which..."

March 15, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Compassionate Profiling

The Austin Police Department is helping John Ashcroft's dragnet; critics say they may be violating state and city law in doing so.

"...The Dec. 8 edition of the Austin American-Statesman presented the APD's assistance as benevolent and high-minded: "Officers..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Fight

The ACLU heads into battle to protect your constitutional rights

"...biographer, Evelyn Beatrice Hall), embodies the spirit of the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit organization that has been..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...The American Civil Liberties Union last week announced that it will..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Horse and Sparrow Economics; and Freedom to Protest

"...him over the years. So – even though workaday Americans are absolutely outraged and exasperated by the extravagant bonuses..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

The Army cares about residents near its waste incinerator, the post office is watching you, and Americans are overworked.

"...U.S. Postal Service's official logo proudly features a sharp-eyed American eagle. Most Americans would be shocked and amazed, however,..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...which Sheffield is president. This agreement institutes Austin's first-ever civilian review of alleged police misconduct, to take effect come..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Like many police forces, the Austin Police Department videotapes suspects without their knowledge : a practice some call an invasion of privacy and a violation of suspects' constitutional rights.

"...Harrell, executive director of the Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, agrees with Sauer. "They should tell..."

July 14, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Letters at 3AM: A Pattern of Subversion

President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office

"...rhetoric,' said Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. ... 'But in the end, there..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Terror Hysteria Burdens Local Charities

Local nonprofits balk at federal giving campaign's new rules

"...by most local nonprofits. The notable exception is the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, which chose not to..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Five Texas Families Sue State Over Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth

ACLU says C U in court

"...therapy and puberty blockers. The families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union are suing the state, plus (now-suspended)..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...advocate to safeguard individual privacy interests – currently Texas Civil Rights Project attorney Peter Steffensen. He says the policy..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

SXSW Taps ConsenSys Founder Joseph Lubin for 2019 Keynote

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency track programming comes into focus

"...to the rise of “the resistance” and catapulted the American Civil Liberties Union’s mission into the daily national conversation...."

Oct. 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Bonny Chu

Judge and OAS Find T. Don Hutto Lacking

Judicial oversight of the T. Don Hutto immigration detention center ends soon – then what?

"...In 2007, the American Civil Liberties Union settled with the U.S. Department of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Municipal Court May Move Northeast

Move authorization passed without comment at council meeting, but raised dust afterward

"...the local representatives of the League of United Latin American Citizens, Mothers Against Discriminatory Racism in Educa­tion and Society,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...a governance committee luncheon of Austin's chapter of the American Institute of Architects last week, architect Richard Weiss outlined..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

The Hightower Lowdown

Wal-Mart cares about its employees -- especially the dead ones; giving the finger to corporations could cost you your privacy; and Tattered Cover stands up for its customers' rights.

"...Tattered Cover was not fought by Joyce alone. The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and the American Civil..."

May 24, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Questions Persist About Yogurt Shop Murders

Pretrial suspended in Michael Scott yogurt shop murder trial

"...State District Judge Mike Lynch replaced Scott's lead attorney, civil litigator Tony Díaz, with Carlos García, who has extensive..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No G-Strings Attached

U.S. Supreme Court ruling requires nude dancers to wear pasties and g-strings, but Austin won't be making any changes.

"...But if the American Family Association had its way, there would be greater..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...for health care delivery and education in Austin, the union of a public medical school and Seton, a Catholic..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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