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Robinson v. Payton Complaint
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Statement from Rita Sklar on Robinson v. Payton
ACLU of Arkansas Press Conference on Robinson v. Payton
Our Government Spying on Us
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ACLU of Arkansas 2013 State Legislative Report
The Good, the Bad, and the Other. See what got passed and what didn't, and how your ACLU helped hold the line on civil liberties in Arkansas.
DOMA Unconstitutional! And Prop 8 Goes Down, Too!
The United States Supreme Court just ruled that section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the Constitution. This decision, in the ACLU's lawsuit on behalf of Edie Windsor, marks a watershed moment in the movement for LGBT equality. It's a monumental victory for Edie Windsor, for married same-sex couples, and for the bedrock American value of equality. The core provision of DOMA required the federal government to treat the marriages of same-sex couples one way (as though they had never happened) and the marriages of straight couples a different way (respecting their validity in 1,138 federal contexts). The Supreme Court struck down DOMA both because of that unequal treatment and because the federal government had improperly taken over the states' normal role of deciding who is married and who isn't. The end of DOMA brings important protections for thousands of married same-sex couples all across the country. For Edie Windsor, what DOMA meant w
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