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Jan 24, 2022

Voices From Around the Country Join the Fight to Protect Arkansas Trans Youth

Trans Arkansans are in a fight for their lives and their list of supporters keeps growing. This week, 11 amicus or friend-of-the-court briefs were filed in the 8th Circuit in support of Arkansas trans youth...

Dec 22, 2021

End of Year Message of Gratitude

We all know that 2021 was an immensely challenging year. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, state legislators came after our civil liberties with extraordinary wrath. From hateful attacks on our LGBTQ+...

Nov 17, 2021

Arkansans Abortion Rights are Under Attack.

The 2021 Arkansas state legislature has made an unprecedented attack on our reproductive rights....

Aug 20, 2021

Redistrict on fairness, not politics

By Holly Dickson, ACLU of Arkansas Executive Director

Jul 13, 2021

Speaking Out for Trans Kids Cost Casey Copeland His State Contract. We’re Suing.

The right to petition our government is one of the core freedoms enshrined by the First Amendment. That’s why we filed...

May 27, 2021

We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth

In a year that has seen many horrific attacks on transgender people, among the cruelest and most...