All Cases

4 Court Cases
Court Case
Nov 14, 2017
Dade v. City of Sherwood
  • Criminal Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Dade v. City of Sherwood

In 2016 the ACLU of Arkansas, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Morrison and Foerster law firm filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Sherwood, Pulaski County and Judge Milas Hale III, who presides over the Sherwood court where “hot check” cases are heard.
Court Case
Dec 01, 2016
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  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Smith v. Pavan: Birth Records for Children of Same-Sex Couples Pre-Marriage

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

Robinson v. Payton: Police Abuse