An attorney and leader in a campaign to protect access to public information was handcuffed and escorted out of the Arkansas Bar Association’s annual convention in Hot Springs Friday in a bizarre spectacle that unfolded in a room full of lawyers and judges.
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Supreme Court upholds abortion pill access, but reproductive rights leaders say threats continue
The Federal Drug Administration’s authority to allow use of the abortion pill nationwide stands, and there’s nothing a pack of anti-abortion groups can do about it. At least, not today.
‘Wet signature’ requirement for voter registration goes up for public comment
Arkansas continues to fend off would-be voters with arduous and outdated rules and requirements.
Fight! GOP fissures laid bare as Arkansas Republicans vote to close primaries
Delegates temporarily but dramatically dethroned RPA Chairman Joseph Wood for the day, choosing Saline County attorney Jennifer Lancaster to lead the conference instead. Then they made some hefty changes.
Opposition turns out for hearing on a plan to bar the gender-neutral option on state IDs
Forcing people to choose “M” or “F” ignores biological reality and can put people in harm’s way, they said.
Conservative group publishes names of signature collectors for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment
Who would Jesus dox?
Judge throws out Arkansas prohibition on gender-neutral driver’s licenses (for now)
The state’s latest attack on gender nonconformity is thwarted, but probably not for long.
Big if true: Pro-lifers claim no abortions in Arkansas in 2023
An Arkansas Department of Health report tallies zero abortions in the state for all of 2023. We have questions.
Few LRSD teachers in good standing will lose jobs, even with budget cuts
Superintendent Jermall Wright hoped to dispel rumors and provide some reassurances to the LRSD community by going over the hard numbers on job cuts.
Arkansas Supreme Court greenlights four laws that make voting harder
“While the right to vote has been held to be fundamental, the right to vote in a particular manner is not guaranteed,” the state Supreme Court said Thursday.