Missouri says clinic that challenged transgender treatment restrictions didn't provide proper care
Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender affirming care by filing a new lawsuit accusing the clinic of failing to provide proper care for transgender minors even before the new law took effect last month.
Ken Paxton, lawyers for parents of trans kids disagree on whether child abuse investigations can continue
Paxton tweeted Friday that investigations into parents of transgender children would continue as a result of his appeal. But the stateโs child welfare agency wonโt confirm the status of the investigations.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to stop blocking people on Twitter, ending lawsuit over First Amendment
Attorneys in the lawsuit, which was filed in April, argued that being blocked from viewing Paxtonโs tweets limited the rights of people to access statements made by the public official, therefore violating the First Amendment.
ACLU responds to election integrity bill push
HOUSTON โ The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas launched a new, multi-year racial justice initiative Tuesday. The group says Systemic Equality is a roadmap to help dismantle laws and practices that exclude and harm Black people and other communities of color. โWeโre really looking at ways in which we as an organization can help create opportunities for people to do that basic right. And that is to show up to vote,โ said Darryl Ewing, communications director for ACLU of Texas. The ACLU said their new initiative will also focus on voter education.
2 detained for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit
โ Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at a convenience store have reached an undisclosed monetary settlement in their lawsuit against the agency, the ACLU of Montana announced Tuesday. โMaโam, the reason I asked you for your ID is because I came in here and I saw that you guys are speaking Spanish, which is very unheard of up here,โ OโNeill said in the video. โWe stood up to the government because speaking Spanish is not a reason to be racially profile and harassed,โ Suda said in a statement provided by the ACLU. In gathering information for the lawsuit, the ACLU said Customs and Border Protection agents in northern Montana acknowledged they routinely profiled non-white people. โIf there's somebody speaking Spanish down there it's like all of a sudden you've got five agents swarming in, โWhatโs going on?'
Documents outlines law enforcementโs strategic plans, which included snipers, during George Floydโs burial in Pearland
PEARLAND โ Months after George Floyd was laid to rest in Pearland, law enforcement agencies have released its detailed plan and law enforcement presence during the procession. The documents also outlined an incident action plan that included the authorization of deadly force. Still, some were upset by the specifics of the plans and large turn-out by law enforcement. Pearland police argue the plans met the moment. The NAACP of Brazoria County also reacted to details outlined in the documents.
ACLU warns 500 Texas school districts to revise discriminatory dress codes
This same policy sparked national debate when it was used to punish two Texas students earlier this year for wearing their natural hair in dreadlocks. โWhile school districts throughout the country have removed policies that were based on antiquated sex stereotypes, many school districts in Texas still have policies that treat students differently on the basis of their gender,โ Brian Klosterboer, an attorney for the ACLU of Texas, said in a written statement. โSchool districts need to conform to federal law and fix outdated policies that cause serious harm to students in Texas,โ Klosterboer added. Bradford can return to his former high school for his junior year without the threat of suspension. The ACLUโs letter to the districts includes a copy of Arnoldโs court case and dress code guidance from the Texas Association of School Boards.
Hundreds of federal agents descend on DC to quell violence
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) The two black SUVs travel from checkpoint to checkpoint, each guarded by federal drug enforcement agents alongside members of the National Guard. The more than 100 DEA agents who have been deployed in the district are part of a massive federal response by the Trump administration aimed at quelling the violence. On Wednesday, investigators uncovered a full pallet of bricks they believe demonstrators were planning to use to throw at officers, a law enforcement official said. Many of the dozens of agents who met with Shea said some demonstrators had shouted obscenities, but Wednesday night's protests remained largely peaceful. A senior Justice Department official said intelligence gathered by the FBI shows that antifa and other groups have been involved in some of the protests around the U.S.