Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
There’s growing concern that President Donald Trump might invoke the Insurrection Act to bring National Guard troops under federal control and deploy them within the U.S.
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Commentary & Blog
Arkansans Are Losing Their Voice — We’re Going to Court to Get It Back
In Arkansas, the ballot initiative process has long served as a vital tool for the people — a way to organize, speak out, and propose laws when elected officials fail to act. This form of direct democracy...
We Are Defending Freedom in the Courts — And Still Winning
Just 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term, the ACLU has filed 53 cases against his administration. We sought emergency relief in 38 of these cases, winning at least some form of preliminary or...
Press Releases & News
Grassroots Groups Move to Intervene in Ballot Measure Case to Defend First Amendment Rights
Two Arkansas grassroots groups moved to intervene today in an ongoing lawsuit to defend the First Amendment rights of Arkansans who use the ballot initiative process to organize, speak out, and propose new...
ACLU of Arkansas Files Lawsuit Challenging Retaliatory Firing of Library Director Patty Hector
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Patty Hector, the former director of the Saline County Library, against Saline County Judge Matthew Brumley...
Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Provisions of Arkansas’s Censorship Law
Today, in a resounding victory for free speech and intellectual freedom, a federal district court struck down key provisions of Arkansas’s censorship law, Act 372, as unconstitutional.
