ACLU of Texas: Federal Court Orders Galveston County to Provide Counsel at Bail Hearings in Historic Ruling
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release:
A federal court today ordered Galveston County to provide counsel at initial bail hearings for people arrested for felonies, the first federal court in the country to conclude that the Sixth Amendment requires it. The order comes as a result of a federal class-action lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU, and Arnold & Porter ove . . .
A federal court today ordered Galveston County to provide counsel at initial bail hearings for people arrested for felonies, the first federal court in the country to conclude that the Sixth Amendment requires it. The order comes as a result of a federal class-action lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU, and Arnold & Porter ove . . .