Arkansas

Appellate Court kills key remaining part of Voting Rights Act

November 21, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg

The ruling forbids both citizens and private groups from suing to enforce the right to vote.

Trans health victory: Federal court declares Arkansas’ gender-affirming care ban unconstitutional

June 21, 2023 By Andrew DeMillo

“I can say with 100% certainty that if I hadn’t had this care, I would not be here today,” declares the 17-year-old plaintiff.

Arkansas bans children’s books on LGBTQ topics and racism; librarians and booksellers sue

June 2, 2023 By C.J. Atkins

Censorship law could see librarians and booksellers jailed.

On anniversary of Elaine race massacre, Arkansas community says reparations are due

October 8, 2021 By Karen Hilfman

Sept. 30, 2021, marked the 102nd anniversary of the 1919 Elaine Race Massacre in Arkansas.

Arkansas jail uses inmates to test fake COVID cure ivermectin

September 28, 2021 By Holly Dickson And Corene Kendrick

Last month, people detained in a Fayetteville, Arkansas jail became the unwitting subjects of an unsafe experiment—like many incarcerated people before them.