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Arkansas Education Association Announces Support for Ballot Measures Protecting Voter and Student Rights

Wednesday, May 27 by Haleigh Reichen

The Arkansas Education Association will hold a press conference this Thursday regarding two ballot measure campaigns AEA is supporting this year. Partners from both campaigns, Protect AR Rights (Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment), and For AR Kids (Arkansas Education Rights Amendment), will join AEA... Read More.

Barney Frank, former Massachusetts congressman and gay rights advocate, dies at 86

Wednesday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Barney Frank, the outspoken former Massachusetts congressman who championed Wall Street reform and served as one of the first openly gay members of Congress, has died at 86, sources told ABC News.Frank's sister, Doris Breay, told ABC affiliate WCVB in Boston that... Read More.

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Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Sparks Outcry from NAACP and Civil Rights Leaders

Tuesday, May 5 by Haleigh Reichen

The recent Supreme Court ruling on Section two of the Voting Right Act of 1965 has struck a blow to voting rights. That is the belief of the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights group. The Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 decision, siding with a... Read More.

Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana's 2022 congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and dealt a blow to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation that has long prohibited election practices that have the effect of diluting... Read More.

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Administration fires 2 immigration judges who ruled against deporting Palestinian rights advocates

Monday, April 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has fired two immigration judges who earlier this year dismissed the deportation cases of students advocating for Palestinian rights, the union representing immigration judges confirmed Monday.Roopal Patel, who was appointed as an immigration judge in 2024, ruled in February... Read More.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies at age 84

Tuesday, February 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, Baptist minister and pioneering politician who launched two bids for the U.S. presidency, died on Tuesday morning at the age of 84, his family said in a statement."Our father was a servant leader... Read More.

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Judge says Pentagon ‘trampled on’ Sen. Kelly’s First Amendment rights

Friday, February 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a biting opinion that chastised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Republican-appointed judge on Thursday blocked the Defense Department from trying to punish Sen. Mark Kelly over a video he and other Democrats made urging service members not to follow illegal orders,... Read More.

Report: Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalog

Tuesday, February 10 by ABC News

Oops! Britney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog to Primary Wave, sources confirm to Rolling Stone.That means Primary Wave will now control Britney's ownership share of hits like "...Baby One More Time," "Oops!...I Did It Again," "Toxic"... Read More.

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Vance addresses criticism that Trump admin has not done enough to move anti-abortion rights agenda forward

Friday, January 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President JD Vance took the stage for a second year in a row on Friday at the March For Life rally in Washington, D.C., where he touted the work done by the Trump administration to support the anti-abortion rights movement --... Read More.

ARDOT Reminds Candidates: Campaign Signs Not Allowed on Highway Rights of Way

Tuesday, November 4 by Luke Matheson

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is reminding political candidates and their supporters that placing campaign signs on highway rights of way is illegal under state law. According to ARDOT, only official directional, informational, and regulatory highway signs are permitted on state-owned highway property. Any... Read More.

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Pine Bluff NAACP Honors Community Leaders and Civil Rights Trailblazers

Tuesday, October 28 by Rick Walker

The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP recognized 14 individuals and one business for their contributions to the community Friday evening during its 33rd Annual Dove Freedom Fund Banquet, which featured keynote speaker Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine... Read More.

Arkansas DOT Reminds Candidates: Campaign Signs Illegal on Highway Rights of Way

Tuesday, October 28 by Rick Walker

The Arkansas Department of Transportation reminded political candidates and their supporters that it is illegal to put campaign signs along highways in the state. There are no big statewide elections this year, with the next one being statewide primary elections on March 3. But political... Read More.

Stories tagged with: rights

Arkansas Education Association Announces Support for Ballot Measures Protecting Voter and Student Rights

Barney Frank, former Massachusetts congressman and gay rights advocate, dies at 86

Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Sparks Outcry from NAACP and Civil Rights Leaders

Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act

Administration fires 2 immigration judges who ruled against deporting Palestinian rights advocates

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies at age 84

Judge says Pentagon ‘trampled on’ Sen. Kelly’s First Amendment rights

Report: Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalog

Vance addresses criticism that Trump admin has not done enough to move anti-abortion rights agenda forward

ARDOT Reminds Candidates: Campaign Signs Not Allowed on Highway Rights of Way

Pine Bluff NAACP Honors Community Leaders and Civil Rights Trailblazers

Arkansas DOT Reminds Candidates: Campaign Signs Illegal on Highway Rights of Way

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