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The World Health Organization recently declared Coronavirus a pandemic.

Businesses, governmental agencies, and other organizations are moving quickly to reduce the frequently with which people need to gather, to help slow the spread of the disease.

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Everyday there are families in fear of losing their homes; children in fear of losing parents to jail; and parents in fear of losing children to divorce. They deserve robust legal protection. ACLC makes quality legal r...

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Learn about (and get training to join) our Community Campaigns, a combined effort of our nonprofit law firm, allies, and volunteers:

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Everyday there are families afraid of losing their homes; children afraid of losing a parent to jail; and parents afraid of losing children to divorce. They deserve robust legal protection....

Transgender Women Fight Law Blocking Inmates' Name Change

By The Associated Press
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/06/us/ap-us-transgender-inmates-texas.html

AUSTIN, Texas — Three transgender women have filed a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that bars federal...

The Austin Community Law Center was recently awarded a grant of $15,000 by the Texas Bar Foundation. This generous grant will allow us to continue and expand our Family Security Legal Clinic program. “We are grateful to the Texas Bar Foundation for helping us expand th...

ACLC is announcing our new program: Fair Chance Housing, supporting housing rights for people with a conviction history.

The Issues

Nearly one-third of the adult working age population in the U.S. has a criminal record. That is roughly the same number of that have four-y...

ACLC is announcing our new program: Serving Justice, supporting workers' rights in the restaurant industry.

The Issues

Roughly 10% of workers in the U.S. are employees in the restaurant industry. Many restaurant jobs have low pay, no benefits, and little job security.

It...

About ACLC's mission:

Everyday there are families in fear of losing their homes; children in fear of losing a parent to jail; and parents in fear of losing children to divorce. They deserve robust legal protection. ACLC makes quality legal representation available to f...