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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 these zones are designed to promote speech, they actually do the opposite by confining political expression to designated areas, often in out-of-the-way locations on campus.
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 controversial execution drug it needs to carry them out expires on April 30.
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.
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.
Letter to Secretary of State Martin re Voter Purge
Via U.S. Mail and facsimile to 682-3408
Arkansas Court Protects Care at Planned Parenthood
September 29, 2016Little Rock, AR – Just now, a federal district court ruled to protect Medicaid patients’ right to access birth control, cancer screenings, and other essential health services through Planned Parenthood of the Heartland health centers in Arkansas. This comes one week after a similar ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit protecting Medicaid patients in Louisiana.
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