Thursday, April 2, 2015
Missing in Arkansas law change, explicit protection
Posted By Max Brantley on Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 12:51 PM
The Indiana amendment prohibits service providers from using the law as a legal defense for refusing to provide services, goods, facilities or accommodations. It also bars discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or U.S. military service.Gov. Asa Hutchinson was disingenuous yesterday when he said legislative proposals didn't affect existing civil rights law. Indeed not. Those laws in Arkansas contain NO protection for LGBT people. And he allowed to become law a measure that prevents local governments from providing such protections.
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Re: Former senator Jake Files gets 18-month prison sentence
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