Denied the Right to Work, Texas Women Sue State to End Unconstitutional Ban for Social Work
November 14, 2024
November 14, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
AUSTIN, Texas--Should people be judged forever based on their past mistakes? Texas says they should. Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson, two Texas grandmothers with masters' degrees, want to be social workers. But one past run-in with the law has made each permanently ineligible under Texas statutes. The Texas Constitution, however, protects Texans' right to earn an honest living in an o . . .
AUSTIN, Texas--Should people be judged forever based on their past mistakes? Texas says they should. Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson, two Texas grandmothers with masters' degrees, want to be social workers. But one past run-in with the law has made each permanently ineligible under Texas statutes. The Texas Constitution, however, protects Texans' right to earn an honest living in an o . . .