Arkansas Related Topics 
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
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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JURIST
MAY 24, 2023
The Christian Ministerial Alliance joined three voters Tuesday to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners and Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston over alleged voter dilution arising from Arkansas’ 2021 redistricting plan. Thurston and Simpson v.
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
AUGUST 17, 2022
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.
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.” 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.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The Arkansas Senate approved the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act Thursday, which would allow medical providers, such as doctors and hospitals, to raise conscientious objections to treating certain people. The act seeks to protect the conscience of the medical providers or institutions.
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