Assault Plaintiffs Get Court Date

Fifth Circuit set to hear oral arguments in late March

"...inequitable treatment of women rape survivors, ultimately violating their constitutional rights. Former Travis County District Attorneys Margaret Moore and..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

After Three Years, Survivors' Lawsuit Plaintiffs Will Get Their Day In Court

Fifth Circuit set to hear oral arguments in late March

"...inequitable treatment of women rape survivors, ultimately violating their Constitutional rights. Former Travis County District Attorneys Margaret Moore and..."

Feb. 11, 2021 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Marijuana Coast to Coast

Hot pot news from California and Washington, D.C.

"...opined: "Williams posits causes of action based on his constitutional right to due process, a right growing out of..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Reading the Roots

They came, they saw, they blogged

"...panels, where speakers and activists mulled the war, the constitutional crisis (make that crises), the still undefined promise of..."

July 25, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: When Does 'Open' Mean 'Closed'?

The open-government charter amendment is a special-interest wolf in populist sheep's clothing

"...and celebrated swirling around the governmental workings of our constitutional republic, based on the democratic principle of universal suffrage...."

April 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Pierce Freed After Three Years: "Godspeed"

The DA drops charges against Maurice Pierce for the yogurt shop murders.

"...case against Pierce because of concerns about violating his constitutional rights, but the excuse seemed a convenient way to..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

A local coalition urges the city to take a stand against the PATRIOT Act.

"...made his comment just minutes after Austin Bill of Rights Defense Committee coordinator Mac McKaskle had read the Bill..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

After Two-Day Pause, Abortion Ban Reinstated

Following last week's pause, Texas Senate Bill 8 is back

"...A short-lived victory for reproductive rights advocates and the U.S. Department of Justice, which has..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Senate Speeds This Year's Abortion Bills Through Lege

Senate speeds this year's abortion bills through Lege

"...is "behind" in this race to trample on reproductive rights. None have taken effect due to court challenges. To..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Travis County to Comply With All ICE Detainers After 5th Circuit Ruling

Panel nixes lower court block on immigrant detention rule

"...U.S. Judge Orlando Garcia gave immigrants' rights groups cause to celebrate last month when he temporarily..."

Sept. 26, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

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"...not ever achieved its full potential. The abandoned railway rights of way that we obtained for environmentally sensitive public..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Capitol Chronicle

Despite John Cornyn's jokes and the end of the Ruiz suit, Texas prisons still need reform.

"..."If you've actually used the phrase before, 'protecting prisoners' rights,'" Cornyn said, "you might be a Democrat." Cornyn was..."

June 21, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Introducing the Constitution

Texas Civil Rights Project remains a 20-year work still in progress

"...Despite its still rather tentative name, the Texas Civil Rights Project – which has turned out to be a..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review one Austin-based voting-rights case and rejected another, in a revealing coincidence of..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...for traffic violations, played unlikely host to a civil rights showdown last Monday as lawyers from the Texas Civil..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature

Page Two: Looney Tunes

A swan song for the conspiracy series

"...of the social safety net, an assault on minority rights, judicial attempts to limit the rights of women, and..."

July 13, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

Making America dependent on domestic oil instead of focusing on conservation and renewable fuels is an ass-backward energy policy; and the ridiculous notion that we should treat corporations like living beings

"...treated like a human being, entitled to the same constitutional rights that we living, breathing U.S. citizens have –..."

May 13, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...the right to bear arms to protect our other constitutional rights. Alarmist? You should do some more talk radio...."

May 30, 2003 Column

Sophia King: What Happens Now?

The city, APD, and police union haggle over what kind of "independent" review will be made of the King shooting.

"...making such statements public would violate cops' Fifth Amendment rights, and the U.S. Supreme Court has supported this stance...."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...to see Michael Ventura is so concerned about our Constitutional rights ["Letters@3AM," Dec. 28]; though I disagree with him..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

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"...to see Michael Ventura is so concerned about our Constitutional rights ["Letters@3AM," Dec. 28]; though I disagree with him..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

SCOTUS Blocked Shackles in Court. What About Jail Cell Hearings in Austin?

Bail hearings in confinement are common in Travis County

"...Court proceedings with defendants in locked cells are the..."

April 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

ICE Targeted Immigrants in Sanctuary With Hefty Fines, Emails Show

Documents show Trump administration surveilled and targeted outspoken immigrants

"...– with egregious fines, emails show. The Center for Constitutional Rights released the emails as the result of a..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Reproductive Health Advocates Lay Out Legislative Agenda

“Trust. Respect. Access.” campaign combines progressive forces

"...by a few more progressive seats this session, reproductive rights and justice advocates at the Capitol on Wednesday morning..."

March 6, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...crime, starting Feb. 1. The sheriff was within her constitutional rights, yet still sparked backlash from Abbott, who deemed..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...coordinate "a secure platform for Austinites to express their constitutional rights," said Dixon. "APD is one of the few..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Road Ahead Murky After Voter ID Ruling

County says ruling won't impact November elections

"...the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act – the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Court Upholds Ultrasound Law

Appeals court says state's new anti-abortion law is reasonable

"...extension of informed consent laws. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which has challenged the constitutionality of the law on..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...Hall amounts to an illegal suppression of First Amendment rights; Yeakel said he would issue a ruling in the..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Feature

APD Shooting: What went down

Officer shoots and kills 25-year-old after scuffle early Sunday in East Austin, Department of Justice to investigate APD's use-of-force tactics

"...two days after city officials announced that the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice would be..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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