Texas Federal Court Dismisses Suit against Gila River Telecommunications Company

Here are the materials in CHR Solutions Inc. v. Gila River Telecommunications Inc. (S.D. Tex.):

Texas Federal Court Dismisses Title VII Suit against Alaska Regional Corp.

Here are the materials in Balli v. Akima Global Services LLC (S.D. Tex.):

Native Prisoners Win RLUIPA Trial in Texas

Here is the opinion in Goodman v. Davis (S.D. Tex.):

dkt-322-findings-of-fact-and-conclusions-of-law.pdf

Amicus Brief in American Indian Religious Freedom Case

We filed a short amicus brief in A.A. v. Needville Indep. Sch. District before the Fifth Circuit (Needville-Historian Amicus Brief) on behalf of Drs. Suzanne Cross and K. Tsianina Lomawaima.

The ACLU of Texas is lead counsel in this case, a challenge to a Texas public school’s decision to suspend a kindergarden student because he refused to cut his long hair. He is a member of the Lipan Apache Tribe. The family was successful before the district court, but the school district appealed.

Other materials:

Arocha DCT Order

Appellees Brief

2009.04.27 Appellants Brief

Seeking Amici in Religious Freedom Case in Fifth Circuit

If anyone is intersted in working on or joining a brief focusing on the American Indian community’s interest in this case, please contact Fleming Terrell at FTerrell@aclutx.org<mailto:FTerrell@aclutx.org> or (512) 478-7300 ext. 128.

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and the national ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief are seeking amicus support in defending against an Fifth Circuit appeal that threatens the fundamental freedoms of religious practice and expression for Texas schoolchildren, particularly those of American Indian descent.  The case is Needville Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Arocha, No. 09-20091 (5th Cir.), on appeal from A.A. et al. v. Needville Indep. Sch. Dist., No. H-08-2934 (S.D.Tx. Jan. 20, 2008).

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