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.
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.
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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.”
FDA Law Blog
MARCH 24, 2024
By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state. 23-92-604(c)(1), (2) (Act 1103).
JURIST
APRIL 6, 2021
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed a state bill prohibiting medical treatment for transgender youth, calling it “a vast government overreach.” ” As such, physicians who offer such care risk losing their licenses or facing legal challenges under the law. ” Rep. . ” Rep.
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