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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2023
Danco Laboratories, LLC, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; U.S. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Reproductive Freedom

Danco Laboratories, LLC, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; U.S. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ joined over 200 reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of an emergency request to stay a decision issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that severely restricted the use of mifepristone — a medication used in most abortions in this country — and threatened the innovation of new drugs and the ability of Americans to access lifesaving drugs.
Danco Laboratories, Llc, V. Alliance For Hippocratic Medicine; U.s. Fda V. Alliance For Hippocratic Medicine. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Reproductive Freedom

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Texas, and coalition partners filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers and funds on July 13, 2021, challenging S.B. 8, a Texas law allowing private citizens to enforce a ban on abortion as early as six weeks in pregnancy—before many know they are pregnant. The ACLU’s challenge made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court three times in as many months. After hearing oral arguments in the case, the Court issued a decision on December 10, 2021, that ended the most promising pathways to blocking the ban. The Supreme Court’s decision makes it more difficult to obtain adequate relief from the courts and gives states the green light to ban abortion using bounty-hunting schemes. Texas’ abortion ban will remain in effect until relief can be secured from a court.
Whole Woman's Health V. Jackson. Explore Case.
Texas
Jul 2021
Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al

Prisoners' Rights

Criminal Law Reform

Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al

Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµhas been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
Sanchez Et Al V. Dallas County Sheriff Et Al. Explore Case.

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46 Texas Cases

Hervis Rogers
Texas
Oct 2022

Voting Rights

State of Texas v. Hervis Rogers

The ACLU, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Texas, and Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube represented Mr. Hervis Rogers, a Houston man who faced charges for voting while on parole after waiting more than six hours to cast his ballot in March 2020. Mr. Rogers faced up to 40 years in prison, despite believing he was simply fulfilling his civic duty. In October 2022, Mr. Rogers' charges were dismissed.
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State Of Texas V. Hervis Rogers. Explore Case.
Texas
Oct 2022
Hervis Rogers

Voting Rights

State of Texas v. Hervis Rogers

The ACLU, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Texas, and Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube represented Mr. Hervis Rogers, a Houston man who faced charges for voting while on parole after waiting more than six hours to cast his ballot in March 2020. Mr. Rogers faced up to 40 years in prison, despite believing he was simply fulfilling his civic duty. In October 2022, Mr. Rogers' charges were dismissed.
State Of Texas V. Hervis Rogers. Explore Case.
Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton
Texas
Sep 2022

Reproductive Freedom

Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton

On June 24, 2022, abortion provision in Texas entirely stopped due to confusion over whether the state’s century-old criminal abortion ban could be enforced after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion and 50 years of precedent. On June 27, 2022, abortion providers in Texas filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to block officials from enforcing the state’s antiquated pre-Roe abortion ban. If successful, the lawsuit would restore early abortion access in Texas for two months or longer.
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Whole Woman's Health V. Paxton. Explore Case.
Texas
Sep 2022
Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton

Reproductive Freedom

Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton

On June 24, 2022, abortion provision in Texas entirely stopped due to confusion over whether the state’s century-old criminal abortion ban could be enforced after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion and 50 years of precedent. On June 27, 2022, abortion providers in Texas filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to block officials from enforcing the state’s antiquated pre-Roe abortion ban. If successful, the lawsuit would restore early abortion access in Texas for two months or longer.
Whole Woman's Health V. Paxton. Explore Case.
Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell
Texas
Sep 2022

LGBTQ Rights

Reproductive Freedom

Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµintervened in a case challenging a section of the Affordable Care Act that prohibits health care entities from discriminating based on race, national origin, sex, age or disability.
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Franciscan Alliance V. Burwell. Explore Case.
Texas
Sep 2022
Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell

LGBTQ Rights

Reproductive Freedom

Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµintervened in a case challenging a section of the Affordable Care Act that prohibits health care entities from discriminating based on race, national origin, sex, age or disability.
Franciscan Alliance V. Burwell. Explore Case.
Ramirez v. Collier
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022

Religious Liberty

Ramirez v. Collier

In a Supreme Court amicus brief filed by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the law firm Williams & Connolly LLP, a group of spiritual leaders who have been present in the death chamber during executions and former high-level corrections officials who have collectively witnessed or overseen more than 50 executions argues that Texas should allow John H. Ramirez’s pastor to pray aloud and lay hands on him as he is executed.
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Ramirez V. Collier. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
Ramirez v. Collier

Religious Liberty

Ramirez v. Collier

In a Supreme Court amicus brief filed by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the law firm Williams & Connolly LLP, a group of spiritual leaders who have been present in the death chamber during executions and former high-level corrections officials who have collectively witnessed or overseen more than 50 executions argues that Texas should allow John H. Ramirez’s pastor to pray aloud and lay hands on him as he is executed.
Ramirez V. Collier. Explore Case.
Women in the Military
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Women's Rights

National Coalition for Men, et al. v. Selective Service System, et al.

Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex.
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National Coalition For Men, Et Al. V. Selective Service System, Et Al.. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Women in the Military

Women's Rights

National Coalition for Men, et al. v. Selective Service System, et al.

Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex.
National Coalition For Men, Et Al. V. Selective Service System, Et Al.. Explore Case.
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