LRPD unveils ‘crime camera’ network, ACLU attorney sees encroaching ‘Big Brother.’
ACLU of Arkansas
Posted inArkansas Blog
Arkansas Supreme Court overturns blanket ban on cohabitation in custody cases, easing visitation rules for gay parent
The Arkansas Supreme Court today ended the “blanket ban” on unmarried cohabitation in child-custody cases.
Posted inArkansas Blog
Police abuse complaints in the news
Coincidentally, I have received word today of two promised court actions related to alleged police abuse.
Posted inArkansas Blog
ACLU’s session report: Good and bad
The ACLU of Arkansas has issued its 2013 legislative session summary, and it’s not all bad, though bad bills were so bad that the good didn’t really rise to the surface to buoy spirits.
Posted inArkansas Reporter
LRPD license plate scanner raises privacy issues
The Little Rock Police Department now has a patrol car on the beat — with more soon to come — that reads every license plate it sees in real time, recording data on when and where the plate was seen.
Posted inThe Insider
‘Kite Runner’ too Islamic, school board told
The ACLU of Arkansas is paying close attention to a move by Jonesboro high school patrons to remove “The Kite Runner” from a senior English class curriculum because of its “presentation of Islam as a viable and genuine religion.”