Officials sent Abdul Maalik Muhammad to a dangerous federal prison to shut down his legal advocacy, lawsuit claims.

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Skrmetti, allowing Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth to remain in effect.

A multifaith group of seven Arkansas families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to “prominently” display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library.

Today, the ACLU of Arkansas and the ACLU filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Arkansas State Conference NAACP and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, calling on the full court to rehear a case that threatens to eviscerate the Voting Rights Act.

Two Arkansas grassroots groups moved to intervene today in an ongoing lawsuit to defend the First Amendment rights of Arkansans who use the ballot initiative process to organize, speak out, and propose new laws. 

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Patty Hector, the former director of the Saline County Library, against Saline County Judge Matthew Brumley and Saline County.

Today, in a resounding victory for free speech and intellectual freedom, a federal district court struck down key provisions of Arkansas’s censorship law, Act 372, as unconstitutional.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arkansas today announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against Arkansas State Police Sergeant Dakotah Bailey for violating the constitutional rights of De’Jarnette Johnson during this year’s annual Benton-Bryant Salt Bowl.

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.