All Cases

28 Court Cases
Court Case
Oct 24, 2016
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  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

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
Court Case
Jul 08, 2016
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  • Criminal Justice

Purdom v. Morgan: Criminalizing the Failure to Vacate

The ACLU, Legal Aid of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen Law School Legal Clinic challenged a state law that makes it a crime to fail to pay rent to a landlord — the only law of its kind in the country.
Court Case
Sep 11, 2015
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  • Womens' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Planned Parenthood of Great Plains V. Gillespie: Denial of Medicaid Funding

In September, 2015, the ACLU of Arkansas and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland filed suit to ensure that people with limited incomes could continue to access affordable birth control and other healthcare at Planned Parenthood health centers using their Medicaid benefits.
Court Case
Sep 29, 2014
Dawson v HH
  • LGBTQ Rights

Dawson v. H & H: Employment Discrimination on account of Gender Identity

Court Case
Jul 15, 2014
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  • LGBTQ Rights

Nathaniel Smith v. Wright: Marriage Equality

Court Case
Jul 10, 2014
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  • Reproductive Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Edwards v. Beck: Reproductive Rights

Court Case
Apr 21, 2014
Matthew Robinson, Robinson v. Payton
  • Criminal Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Robinson v. Payton: Police Abuse

Court Case
Apr 16, 2014
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  • Voting Rights

Martin v. Kohls: Voter ID

Court Case
Oct 10, 2013
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  • Free Speech

Spencer v. Martin: Ballot Access