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February 28, 2017
Participating in the Civil Rights Clinic was a turning point in my law school career. Before I entered the clinic, I knew that I wanted to eventually pursue a career in the field of individual rights/civil liberties litigation, but I had a lot of doubts as to whether or not I’d be able to successfully […] -
February 28, 2017
The UT Civil Rights Clinic was – hands down – my best experience in law school. Through the clinic, I attained profound knowledge of complex civil rights law and gained practical legal experience that was directly applicable to on-the-job skills. Professor Natarajan was, and continues to be, an incredible teacher and mentor – helping me develop […] -
January 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE, January 13, 2017 Media Contact: Ranjana Natarajan, Director, Civil Rights Clinic, University of Texas School of Law, rnatarajan@law.utexas.edu, 512-232-7222 (office) AUSTIN, Texas – A group of 22 immigration detention advocacy organizations filed a friend-of-the-court (or amicus) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on December 23, 2016, in the case of Ziglar v. Abbasi. Professor Ranjana […] -
November 15, 2016
New Report Sheds Light on Texas Jail Deaths Linked to Mental Illness, Calls for Reforms
PRESS RELEASE, November 15, 2016 Media Contact: Ranjana Natarajan, Director, Civil Rights Clinic, University of Texas School of Law, rnatarajan@law.utexas.edu, 512-232-7222 (work) Subject Area Experts: Diana Claitor, Texas Jail Project, 512-983-3446. Dr. Lynda Frost, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 512-232-6287. Greg Hansch, National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas, 908-229-7082. Kathryn Lewis, Disability Rights Texas, 512-970-5451. AUSTIN, […] -
September 22, 2016
The Clinic is partnering with Disability Rights Texas to investigate whether school districts and county jails are carrying out their obligations to provide special education services to young people aged 18-21 who are in county jails and are eligible for such services. We are doing legal and factual research, with the goal of producing something […] -
September 22, 2016
The Clinic is co-counseling with the law firm of Akin Gump to represent four school-aged young men who were subject to excessive use of force by a school resource officer in their Abilene public school. Through their parents as next friends, the children are bringing claims for excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment, […] -
September 22, 2016
The Clinic is co-counseling with the Law Office of Don Tittle, P.C. to represent a Dallas area resident who was falsely arrested and charged with capital murder, for a crime he did not commit, based on a faulty phone line-up that violated the Dallas Police Department’s internal policies. After he spent seventeen days in jail, […] -
September 22, 2016
The Clinic is co-counseling with the Texas Civil Rights Project to represent the parents and estate of Amber May, a 35-year old Texas mother of two who died after hanging herself in the Ochiltree County Jail in north Texas. The lawsuit brining claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act is filed in federal court in […] -
April 29, 2016
Three Students File Lawsuit Alleging Excessive Use of Force by Abilene ISD School Resource Officer
PRESS RELEASE April 28, 2016 Media Contact: Ranjana Natarajan, Director, Civil Rights Clinic, rnatarajan@law.utexas.edu, 512-232-7222 (work) Subject Area Resource Expert: Deborah Fowler, Executive Director, Texas Appleseed, dfowler@texasappleseed.net, (512) 757-1458 (cell) AUSTIN, Texas – Three schoolchildren, through their parents, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Abilene alleging that a School Resource Officer employed by the […]
