RSS Kristi Couvillon Pro Bono Awards John Castiglione, Tyler Nims, and Kelli Sussman — Latham & Watkins LLP — won a major victory in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals preventing the San Antonio Police Department from executing “no knock” warrants after officers broke into the home of an innocent lesbian couple and harassed them. (Bishop [...]
PCRP Welcomes Attorney Jed Untereker
May 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project Welcomes New Staff Attorney TCRP welcomes new staff attorney Jed Untereker at our Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project office in El Paso. Jed takes the place of Chris Benoit, who has gone to Mexico City to do human rights work, after three years with us, doing terrific work [...]
TCRP Board Member Renato Ramirez Named to Laredo Business Hall of Fame
May 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
May Flowers for Renato TCRP Board Member Renato Ramírez, along with David Killam (Killam Oil Company) was recently inducted into the Laredo Business Hall of Fame. The honor, which recognizes Mr. Ramírez’ business work and his community service was especially meaningful because he does not live in Laredo. He serves as Chairman of the Board [...]
Denim Day 2012: Raising Awareness about Sexual Assault
May 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Staff and volunteers of the Texas Civil Rights Project in Austin participated in Denim Day during the last week of April in an effort to raise awareness to the prevalence and misconceptions of sexual assault around the world. Each year thousands of supporters across the United States and the world participate in Denim Day to [...]
TCRP Improves Domestic Victims’ Access to Interpreters in Harris County Courts
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Milestone for Language Access in Texas The Texas Civil Rights Project and Harris County recently settled a federal lawsuit against the County by a survivor of domestic violence who speaks little English. The County did not provide the woman interpreters for her protective order, child custody, and child support hearings in its family courts. Now [...]
