With the help of volunteer attorneys across the state, and your support, the ACLU is able to challenge laws and practices that violate the rights of Arkansans. Whether it's the right to protest, the right to obtain an abortion, or the right to be treated fairly by the courts, the ACLU is there to make the promises of liberty and justice for ALL become a reality.
Representing a renter facing eviction and potential criminal penalties after losing their job due to COVID-19, the ACLU of Arkansas, the Bowen Legal Clinic, the Center for Arkansas Legal Services and Legal Aid of Arkansas filed suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the state’
Incarcerated people, including the plaintiffs in this lawsuit, are disproportionately Black and have significantly higher rates of serious medical conditions, like heart disease, respiratory illness, and diabetes that make them especially vulnerable to severe illness or death from the virus.
The lawsuit argues the law violates the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause by improperly censoring truthful speech and creating consumer confusion in order to shore up the state’s meat and rice industries.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit challenging three new Arkansas laws that would, individually and together, severely restrict abortion rights in the state
Calling the law an unconstitutional tax on free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed suit challenging a state law that requires government contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel or reduce their fees by 20 percent.
Representing four Arkansas women, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed a lawsuit in federal court asserting that a monument of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the State Capitol violates the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S.