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Mar 18, 2020

Arkansas is Opening Up Absentee Voting in the March 31st Runoffs: Here’s How to Make Your Voice Heard

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented but necessary changes to our lives. Social distancing and isolation are the best ways we can slow down the spread of the virus, by avoiding...

Feb 7, 2019

When Colleges Confine Free Speech to a ‘Zone,’ It Isn’t Free

On certain college campuses, administrators have created “Free Speech Zones” — spaces where people are allowed to speak, protest, or gather signatures for causes they believe in. While it may sound like...

Free speech zone sign in front of statue

Mar 20, 2017

Arkansas’s Reckless Plan to Execute 8 Men in 10 Days Could End in State-Sanctioned Torture Before Death

After killing no prisoners in the last 12 years, Arkansas plans on doing what should be inconceivable: executing eight prisoners in ten days. The state is rushing to execute these eight men before the...

Nov 22, 2016

Arkansas Begging Ban Overturned

A federal court has declared an Arkansas law prohibiting begging an unconstitutional prohibition on free speech in response to a challenge by the ACLU of Arkansas.

The American Civil Liberties Union...

A federal court has declared an Arkansas law prohibiting begging an unconstitutional prohibition on free speech in response to a challenge by the ACLU of Arkansas.

The American Civil Liberties Union...

Nov 15, 2016

ACLU Reminds Superintendents of Duty to Protect Students from Bullying

In wake of post-election outbreak of racial and religious harassment, ACLU reminds superintendents of duty to protect students.

Oct 31, 2016

Letter to Secretary of State Martin re Voter Purge

Via U.S. Mail and facsimile to 682-3408

October 31, 2016

The Honorable...

Via U.S. Mail and facsimile to 682-3408

October 31, 2016

The Honorable...