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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Sunday April 19, 2020 ( 4 items )  

A State Proclamation of Sectarian Prayer Is Unconstitutional, American Humanist Association Tells Arkansas Governor
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The American Humanist Association issued the following news release: American Humanist Association (AHA) leadership admonished Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson for issuing an unconstitutional Christian prayer proclamation. "This proclamation marginalizes citizens of every other faith in Arkansas as well as those who do not believe in any god or gods," AHA Legal Director and Senior Counsel Monica Miller explained in her email. "I am writing as a courtesy to request that   more

ACLU and Little Rock Family Planning Services Sue to Keep Abortion Accessible in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Arkansas, law firm of O'Melveny & Myers, and Little Rock lawyer Bettina Brownstein took emergency legal action on behalf of Little Rock Family Planning Services and its patients to prevent the s  more

Direct Relief: Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Deadly Tornadoes Sweep Through U.S. South
SANTA BARBARA, California, April 14 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: More than two dozen people were killed after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes swept through the South that began Sunday and continued into Monday. The storms left more than 1 million people without power across eight states, and deaths were reported in Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and South Carolina. Damage from the storms was also reported in part of Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and North Carolina. Covid-19 Co  more

Federal Court Rules to Keep Abortion Accessible in Arkansas in ACLU Case
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 15 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: A federal court issued a ruling blocking Arkansas from using the guise of the COVID-19 crisis to prevent people from obtaining abortion care. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of  more