Equal Rights
The ACLU works for the equal rights of all people as guaranteed by the U.S. and Arkansas Constitutions. Equal Rights applies to many issues, including some not easily categorized otherwise.
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Extremist Politicians and Special Interest Groups Are Trying to Divide Us
Extremist politicians and special interest groups are trying to divide us. From hateful attacks on our LGBTQ+ community to an assault on our voting rights to extreme attempts to restrict our right to an abortion or erase our racist history while perpetuating systemic inequality, they placed our rights, our healthcare and our very lives in jeopardy.
Cases, Campaigns & Legislation
Oct 24, 2016
Fayetteville, Arkansas Ordinance: LGBT Equality
On April 25, 2017, the ACLU filed a motion to intervene in the case on behalf of three Fayetteville residents and PFLAG of Fayetteville/Northwest Arkansas, arguing that the Arkansas legislature’s attempts to nullify Fayetteville’s local non discrimination ordinance violates their right to equal prot
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