JURIST
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin directed Syngenta Seeds , a company under the umbrella of China’s state-owned chemical giant ChemChina, to divest its 160 acres of agricultural land within the state on Tuesday. The mandate from Arkansas officials has been clear and immediate. such as Iran, North Korea and China.
JURIST
JULY 30, 2023
Brooks blocked Arkansas on Saturday from enforcing Act 372 , a law that penalizes librarians for “furnishing harmful item[s] to minors.” Judge Brooks ruled that the law is unconstitutional because it is overbroad and vague. The plaintiffs argue that the law violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
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JURIST
MARCH 12, 2024
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced Tuesday a proposed emergency rule that would disallow the use of “X” as a substitute for male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.
JURIST
APRIL 24, 2021
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill on Wednesday “to require certain documentation be presented before performing an abortion when the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest.” ” The bill was passed in light of the near-total abortion ban which Governor Hutchinson signed into law in March.
JURIST
APRIL 7, 2021
Arkansas legislators voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that will ban transgender minors from receiving gender-confirming treatments within the state, overcoming the governor’s veto. The Arkansas bill is the first such law to pass in the US. The bill was vetoed on Monday by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.
JURIST
MARCH 10, 2021
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans into law on Tuesday in the hope of having the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. In a statement Hutchinson said that the law “is in contradiction of binding precedents of the U.S.
JURIST
MARCH 30, 2021
The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a bill that would ban access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Titled the “Arkansas Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act,” the legislation specifically prohibits “gender transition procedures for minors.”
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