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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arkansas is pleased to announce the hiring of Shelby Shroff as a new staff attorney and Hadiyah Cummings as a legal fellow. Both bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion for civil liberties to their respective roles.
In response to the federal election results, Holly Dickson, Executive Director of the ACLU of Arkansas, issued the following statement:
On Friday, a broad coalition of labor, workers’ rights, and gender justice organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) regulations implementing the landmark Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU affiliates within the Eighth Circuit, and PEN America filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in Walls v. Sanders, a First Amendment challenge to Arkansas’s ban on “prohibited indoctrination” in K-12 public schools.
Today, the Arkansas Supreme Court paused a circuit judge’s previous order blocking the state’s emergency rule regarding gender markers on Arkansas driver’s licenses and IDs. The court did not provide any explanation for this decision.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arkansas, on behalf of For AR Kids, filed a complaint today against the Town of Rose Bud, Arkansas, and Mayor Shawn Gorham in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.