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Arkansas orders land divestment from Chinese company

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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.

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Arkansas bars use of ‘X’ as substitute for male or female classification on driver’s licenses and IDs

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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.

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US federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law banning libraries from providing ‘harmful materials’ to minors

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Brooks blocked Arkansas on Saturday from enforcing Act 372 , a law that penalizes librarians for “furnishing harmful item[s] to minors.” After concluding that the factors weighed in favor of the plaintiffs, Arkansas was blocked from enforcing Sections 1 and 5 of the act. US District Judge Timothy L.

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US DOJ indicts former Arkansas deputies for excessive force violations

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The US Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted two former Arkansas sheriff’s deputies with federal civil rights offense for using excessive force during an arrest. The post US DOJ indicts former Arkansas deputies for excessive force violations appeared first on JURIST - News.

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US appeals court upholds Arkansas’ three-drug execution protocol

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday held that Arkansas’ three-drug execution protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment. Asa Hutchinson , was initially brought by death-row prisoners seeking to avoid the execution protocol in Arkansas. The case, Stacey Johnson v.

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Arkansas Senate approves bill banning gender-affirming care for trans minors

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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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Arkansas Rule of Evidence 616 and the Victim's Right to be Present at Trials and Hearings

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2001), Rule 616 of the Arkansas Rule of Evidence provides that Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in any criminal prosecution, the victim of a crime, and in the. As revealed by Smith v. State, 2001 WL 1338413 (Ark.

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