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December 2, 2013
In the fall of 2013, the Clinic co-counseled with attorneys at the Texas Civil Rights Project and the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) to represent Prison Legal News, a project of HRDC that publishes a monthly legal journal for prisoners. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Antonio, alleged that Comal County Jail violated […] -
November 14, 2013
Customs and Border Protection sued for using excessive force
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October 19, 2013
UT Law Joins in National Celebration of Pro Bono Service Oct. 20-26
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October 7, 2013
Students travel all over the world on behalf of Human Rights Clinic
During the fall semester of 2013, eight students travelled on behalf of the Human Rights Clinic. The Clinic sent three students to Brownsville, Texas to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, three students to Panama, and two students to Argentina. The students who visited Brownsville and the U.S.-Mexico border went there to meet with (among others) Dr. […] -
September 24, 2013
Congress Mandates Jail Beds for 34,000 Inmates as Private Prisons Profit
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September 2, 2013
In the fall of 2013, the Clinic partnered with the ACLU of Texas to research legal questions, including Fourth Amendment protection for searches and seizures at the border and First Amendment rights to film law enforcement officers. Using this research, Clinic students drafted know-your-rights materials. -
August 28, 2013