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A federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday to uphold the injunction of a 2023 Arkansas law governing challenges to library content, while Arkansas’ solicitor general said the plaintiffs’ allegations were “too speculative.”

The three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis will rule on whether two sections of


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A retired University of Arkansas professor is suing Fayetteville over its nondisclosure agreement for a military-grade drone manufacturer, as the secrecy surrounding data centers and other economic deals in the state faces increased scrutiny. 

Northwest Arkansas residents for months have fought against a Swarm Aero facility in Fayetteville, with opponents citing i...


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Arkansas in 2021 became the first state to enact a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. The law also prohibits Arkansas doctors from referring minors elsewhere for such care.   The ban, Act 626, was struck down by a federal judge in 2023 who had blocked its enforcement two years earlier. The ban wa...

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The Arkansas attorney general’s office is fighting efforts to depose Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in the lawsuit challenging the state’s near-total abortion ban. 

Attorneys for five women and an obs...


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An Arkansas judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the results and recount procedures for the Republican runoff for secretary of state.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox rul...


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