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THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 10 a.m. CT: ACLU of Texas, Plaintiffs, Partners to Hold Press Conference Following Hearing to Challenge State Law Censoring Identity and Inclusion in K-12 Schools
CONTACT:
Kristi Gross, ACLU of Texas, media@aclutx.org
Sue Yacka-Bible, Transgender Law Center, sue@transgenderlawcenter.org
Celina Fernando, Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network, communications@gsanetwork.org
Cameron Samuels, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, press@studentsengaged.org
WHAT:
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas will hold a press conference following a hearing for the lawsuit GSA Network, et al. v. Morath, et al.outside the U.S. District Courthouse for the Southern District of Texas in Houston.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys will be in court asking for a preliminary injunction that would block the state from enforcing key provisions of Senate Bill 12 statewide to prevent further harm to the plaintiffs’ families and other students and teachers until this case has been resolved.
WHEN:
The hearing will take place Thursday, Dec. 18, 10 a.m. CST.
The press conference will be held in front of the courthouse following the hearing.
WHO:
- Plaintiff Adrian Moore (he/him), student in Katy ISD
- Cameron Samuels (they/them), executive director, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT)
- J. Gia Loving (she/her) & Maya LaFlamme (she/her), co-executive directors, Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network (GSA Network)
- Dale Melchert (he/they), senior staff attorney, Transgender Law Center
- Emmett Schelling (he/him), executive director, Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT)
- Brian Klosterboer (he/him), senior staff attorney, ACLU of Texas
WHERE:
United States District Court
Courtroom 9F
515 Rusk Street
Houston, Texas 77002 </p>
The press conference will be held out front of the courthouse.
Access more information and case documents: https://www.aclutx.org/en/press-releases/aclu-texas-partners-and-affected-community-members-sue-challenge-unconstitutional
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