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

JURIST

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. Section 1 of the bill makes it a misdemeanor to furnish harmful items to minors. .”

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Arkansas Passes Legislation Nullifying Gun Laws

The Crime Report

Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday approved a reworked bill that aims to preempt federal gun restrictions following objections from the governor, law enforcement and prosecutors that a previous proposal went too far and jeopardized public safety, reports the Associated Press. 1, 2021, that violate the constitutional right to bear arms.

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What Laws are Meant to Help Prevent Accidents in Arkansas?

LegalReader

The state of Arkansas has made reckless driving a criminal misdemeanor.

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Federal appeals court allows Missouri to enforce vegan food label law

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri is not barred from enforcing a state law that criminalizes misleading advertisements of vegan food products as containing meat.

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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

SCOTUSBlog

In Holt , the justices ruled that an Arkansas prison policy that prevented a Muslim prisoner from growing a half-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. These and other petitions of the week are below: Old Dominion Electric Cooperative v. PJM Interconnection, LLC.

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Hunter’s Collapsing World: Why a Criminal Plea Could Now be the Best Option for the Bidens

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on the hearing today in Arkansas involving Hunter Biden and his daughter Navy Joan. After years of delaying disclosures and admissions, Hunter could now be pushing to cap off the criminal side of the scandal before more information is released in Arkansas and Washington. in April 2019.

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