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After ACLU Settlement, 99% of Travis County Arrestees Get a Lawyer at Bail Hearings
The county still struggles with thorough documentation
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ACLU of Texas Seeks New Artist-in-Residence
The program comes with $30K to produce advocacy art
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Advocacy Groups Demand Tangible Plan for Legal Defense at Bail Hearings
Short test run of the program didn’t cut it, they say
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SCOTUS Blocked Shackles in Court. What About Jail Cell Hearings in Austin?
Bail hearings in confinement are common in Travis County
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VIDEO: Travis County Violating Rights by Barring Attorneys From Bail Hearings, ACLU Claims
Virtual hearings at times conducted through slots in jail cell doors
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ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings
Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that’s unconstitutional
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Supreme Court Will Take Up Emergency Abortions in April
ACLU calls the January ruling “astonishing”
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Texas ACLU Files Suit Over Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4
New Texas law usurps federal immigration authority, suit claims
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Texas ACLU Readies for Abortion Battle in Cities and Towns
The struggle starts at the local level
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Lawsuits Are Mounting Against Abbott’s Border Operation
The Department of Justice, ACLU of Texas challenge scheme
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Law Banning Trans Youth Health Care Slated to Take Effect Sept. 1
Unless a judge blocks it