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Oct 10, 2013
Spencer v. Martin: Ballot Access
The ACLU of Arkansas and the Arkansas Public Law Center challenged restrictions passed in 2013 restricting the right of Arkansans to propose new laws or to reject those passed by the state legislature or a local legislative body.
Apr 16, 2010
Cole v. Arkansas: LGBTQ Equality in Parenting
VICTORY! Cole v. Arkansas challenged Act 1 of 2008, a ballot initiative that prohibited fostering or adoption of children by unmarried couples; since Arkansas did not recognize the marriage of same-sex couples, this included not only unmarried same-sex couples, but same-sex couples married elsewhere. The intent of the law was to categorically ban same sex couples from consideration, without regard to the needs or relationships of the child to the potential foster or adoptive parents, or their suitability as parents.
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