Category: Arkansas

Appeals Court Makes Decision on Arkansas Trans Surgery Ban for Minors

A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to reconsider a temporary block on Arkansas’s enforcement of a ban on sex change procedures for minors. This means the ban continues to be blocked until a federal trial concludes. The decision comes while a federal bench trial that is being heard by U.S. District Judge James Moody…


Former Trump Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Elected Governor of Arkansas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary under President Donald Trump, has been elected the governor of her home state of Arkansas. Sanders, who had been heavily favored to win the race, defeated her Democrat opponent, Chris Jones, with over 62.9 percent of the vote. The victory makes Sanders the first female governor of Arkansas….


Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Arkansas Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Arkansas’ ban on gender-transition procedures for minors. As a result, the nation’s first such law will remain in legal limbo while a national debate over these procedures seems to be intensifying. On Oct. 21, after three days of testimony from plaintiffs’ witnesses in…


Father Testifies in Defense of Transgender Child’s Need for Hormone Therapy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Unlike most dads, Aaron Jennen is accustomed to being in court. But Jennen, an assistant U.S. attorney in federal court, Fayetteville, found himself in an unusual role in another federal court here, about 200 miles away from where he works. He became a witness, offering emotional testimony on behalf of his child in…


Doctors Try to Shoot Down Arkansas Ban on Transgender Treatments for Minors

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Two doctors testified on Oct. 17 in support of child transgender procedures as part of the opening day of the nation’s first federal court challenge of a statewide ban on the controversial treatments. Transgender-identifying teens who were born female often seem “’over-the-moon’ happy” after mastectomies, as they see their bodies better “aligned” with…


Michigan Bill Would Make Gender Reassignment Procedures for Minors First-Degree Child Abuse

Republicans in Michigan recently introduced a bill that would outlaw medical procedures for gender reassignment of transgender minors, and consider it first-degree child abuse. The proposal comes just days before the nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on such care begins this week. A person, including parents, guardians, and licensed medical professionals, would be guilty…


Michigan Bill Would Make Gender Reassignment Procedures for Minors 1st-Degree Child Abuse

Republican lawmakers in Michigan recently introduced legislation that would outlaw medical procedures for gender reassignment of transgender minors and consider it first-degree child abuse. The proposal comes just days before the nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on such care begins this week. A person, including parents, guardians, and licensed medical professionals, would be guilty…


39 States Take Sides in Pivotal Trial Over Ban on Child Transgender Surgeries

Combatants on both sides of the war over gender-altering drugs and surgeries for minors are crying out: “We’ve got to help these distressed children!” But trying to chart a course toward that goal is like trying to see clearly through a dust storm. Arguments over medical standards, morality, and money are swirling through statehouses and…


Future of Child Transgender Surgeries to Be Decided in Pivotal Trial

Combatants on both sides of the war over gender-altering drugs and surgeries for minors are crying out: “We’ve got to help these distressed children!” But trying to chart a course toward that goal is like trying to see clearly through a dust storm. Arguments over medical standards, morality, and money are swirling through statehouses and…


Rogers Sets SEC Passing Record, No. 23 MSU Beats Arkansas

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Two seasons ago Arkansas came up with a blueprint to defend Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense. A three-man front with eight players dropping in coverage made for a rough night for the Mississippi State offense. That game plan did not work on Saturday. Will Rogers threw for three touchdowns and broke the Southeastern Conference…