American Civil Liberties Union: 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, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release:
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- Order in lawsuit brought by ACLU challenging Galveston County bail procedures the first time a federal court enforces the Sixth Amendment right to counsel at bail hearings
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A federal court t . . .
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- Order in lawsuit brought by ACLU challenging Galveston County bail procedures the first time a federal court enforces the Sixth Amendment right to counsel at bail hearings
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A federal court t . . .