Arkansas Receives a Failing Grade for COVID-19 Response in Prisons and Jails
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas received a failing grade, F+, in a new ACLU report grading all 50 states’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in prisons and jails.
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ACLU of Arkansas, Legal Service Providers Files Suit for Tenant Against Desha County Officials, Challenging Constitutionality of Criminal Eviction Law
The lawsuit asserts that Arkansas’ criminal eviction law denies people their right to due process and violates both the state and federal constitutions.
ACLU of Arkansas Warns Officials to Avoid Excessive Force, Respect Free Speech in Protest Response
LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU of Arkansas today condemned the use of tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets and military tactics against protesters demonstrating against police abuse and the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and urged state and local law enforcement to use de-escalation and comm
With Rent Due Monday, Civil Rights, Renters’ Advocates Launch Campaign to Stop Evictions
LITTLE ROCK – As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to cause a wave of evictions across the state starting after rent is due on June 1, a coalition of civil rights and renters’ advocates are launching a campaign this week to urge Governor Asa Hutchinson to implement a statewide moratorium on evictions
ACLU and Little Rock Family Planning Seek Emergency Relief for Abortion Patients in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arkansas filed emergency legal action this morning on behalf of Little Rock Family Planning challenging a new requirement from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) that is preventing patients from getting abortion care.
ACLU of Arkansas Statement on New Testing Requirements on Health Providers
LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU of Arkansas issued the following statement regarding Governor Asa Huthinson’s latest executive order, which requires patients to be tested for COVID-19 48 hours before obtaining a medical procedure.