Resource: Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association et al v. Abbott

By: ACLU Texas

April 23, 2020

ACLU Texas

The ACLU of Texas, along with the Texas Fair Defense Project, the ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, filed a lawsuit challenging Governor Abbott’s passage of an executive order, GA-13, which unlawfully attempts to remove discretion from judges about who can receive personal bonds.

https://www.aclutx.org/en/cases/texas-criminal-defense-lawyers-association-et-al-v-abbott