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Arkansas

Arkansas ends gender-neutral policy for driver’s licenses and IDs

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration rescinded a policy Tuesday that allowed state driver’s license and ID holders to electively change their gender without any “verifiable information” or use the gender-neutral “X” in place of gender. The ACLU of Arkansas said in a statement that policy changes like these threaten the “safety and dignity” […]

Arkansas

Arkansas rolls back gender-neutral driver’s license policy

Arkansas will no longer allow drivers to use an “X” for their gender on driver’s licenses, state regulators said Tuesday, rolling back a policy that was inclusive to nonbinary people. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the changes are being made to “safeguard” state IDs. The agency also announced it will make it […]

Arkansas

Federal appeals court dismisses Arkansas redistricting lawsuit

A federal appeals panel on Monday affirmed a lower court’s ruling and dismissed a case challenging Arkansas’ state redistricting map, asserting that only the United States attorney general can enforce the Voting Rights Act. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that private individuals can’t sue under Section 2 of […]

Arkansas

Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Books & Librarians

A federal judge in Arkansas temporarily stopped a new law in the state that would have authorized criminal prosecution of librarians and bookstores who provide juveniles with “harmful” materials, the Associated Press reports. Judge Timothy L. Brooks enjoined the law, which would have constructed a new process for contesting library materials for relocation to locations […]

Alabama

AP: Alabama SCOTUS decision may “breathe new life” into other voting rights cases | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

More changes could be coming to voting districts in some states. The 2022 elections marked the first using new districts for Congress and state capitols that were drawn from updated census data. But they could be short-lived in some places. That’s because court challenges could force some states to redraw districts again before the 2024 […]

Alabama

Another Alabama court case could further gut the U.S. Voting Right Act | #elections | #alabama

Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama said they would press forward with a similar law that had been on hold. The ruling […]

Alabama

Republicans advance bills targeting transgender care and drag shows at contentious first hearings | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Blaise GaineyWPLN News Advocates for LGBTQ rights fill a committee room during a bill hearing on a bill preventing gender-affirming care for minors. Two bills opposed by LGBTQ advocates are already advancing in the state legislature in the early days of session. One prevents minors from being at drag shows, and the other would stop […]

Alaska

Judge pauses Indiana’s week-old abortion ban for further scrutiny | Politics | #alaska | #politics

The Indiana General Assembly’s summer session that resulted in a near-total abortion ban drew days of protests around the state capitol. By Kyra Howard, TheStatehouseFile.com. INDIANAPOLIS—On Thursday, Owen County Circuit Court Judge Kelsey Hanlon granted a preliminary injunction blocking Indiana’s new abortion ban, a decision Attorney General Todd Rokita said he will appeal. The request […]

Alabama

Advocacy groups argue Madison County judgeship should be returned to Jefferson County | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) advocated in a preliminary hearing on Monday to block a move to take a judgeship from Jefferson County and move it to Madison County. According to the legal director for ACLU-AL, the Alabama Judicial Resources Allocation […]

Alabama

FACTBOX-New U.S. state laws directed at transgender youth | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Conservative lawmakers have passed a flurry of bills this year directed at transgender youth, including measures that bar classroom discussion of gender identity, block access to healthcare to help young people transition, and restrict participation in sports. The Republican-sponsored legislation comes in the run-up to the 2022 midterm elections, with transgender rights emerging as a […]