A Supreme Court ruling that upholds a law against sleeping outdoors has implications for homeless people across the country.
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Laugh so you don’t cry: The best tweets from tonight’s debate
At least the internet was funny about it. Here are the best tweets we found to distract from an impending sense of doom.
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Bodycam footage of attorney’s arrest at bar association convention supports her version of events
There’s a lot going on in this bodycam footage of attorney Jen Standerfer getting arrested at the Arkansas Bar Association convention for carrying around a few clipboards of FOIA petitions.
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Arkansas Bar Association pushed to stop canvassing at convention where lawyer was arrested, records show
Who complained about attorney Jen Standerfer’s FOIA petitions at last week’s AR Bar Association convention? Accounts vary. What we know for sure is that Standerfer got handcuffed and escorted out for having the petitions on site.
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Attorney and FOIA advocate arrested at Bar Association convention, accused of soliciting petition signatures
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.
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‘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Arkansas continues to fend off would-be voters with arduous and outdated rules and requirements.
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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.
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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.
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Conservative group publishes names of signature collectors for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment
Who would Jesus dox?