Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
The recent Eighth Circuit ruling in Arkansas Times, LP v. Waldrip, a lawsuit revolving around an Arkansas state anti-discrimination bill, has been widely misreported and generally misunderstood. While the decision was actually very narrow, case-specific, and ripe for review, the misleading information presented to the public has led to speculation and fear that similar anti-discrimination legislation in dozens of other states might somehow be constitutionally deficient. This essay will clarify what actually happened in the Arkansas case, and explain why legislators and advocates around the country do not have to worry about this very limited opinion affecting the legality of their bills.
Recommended Citation
Mark Goldfeder, Why Arkansas Act 710 Was Upheld, and Will Be again, 74 ARK. L. REV. 607 (2022).
Source Publication
Arkansas Law Review
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