Federal judge schedules hearing in Arkansas LEARNS lawsuit


by Arkansas Times

Arkansas Times— Judge Rudofsky denied a portion of the plaintiffs’ request for an expedited briefing schedule because they could have filed their complaint and preliminary injunction months ago, he wrote.

Arkansas Times—Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over LEARNS ban on ‘indoctrination,’ ‘critical race theory’. Section 16 “was written in such a vague, reckless way" that even the education secretary "cannot figure out what it means and how it has to be enforced," a plaintiff's attorney said.

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The Independent—Arkansas' elimination of 'X' for sex on driver's licenses spurs lawsuit. Several transgender, intersex and nonbinary Arkansas residents are suing the state over its decision to no longer allow “X” to be listed instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards