February 24, 2017

Another reason to stay away from Arkansas

NPR - The Arkansas Supreme Court has struck down a local law that protected people in the city of Fayetteville from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Arkansas is one of a handful of states where it is illegal for local governments to pass anti-discrimination laws that cover classes of people not already protected under state law.A February 2015 Arkansas law made it illegal for "a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state" to adopt any law that "creates a protected classification or prohibits discrimination on a basis not contained in state law."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

And so why hasn't this been challenged at the federal level?

Anonymous said...

Do you really need to ask?