Hutchinson said the law went too far, especially since it wouldn’t exempt youth already receiving the care. Pediatricians, social workers and the parents of transgender youths said the measure would harm a community already at risk for depression and suicide. Asa Hutchinson vetoed Arkansas’ ban last year, and GOP lawmakers overrode him.
Experts and advocates have said that decision could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care. The ruling on Arkansas’ law comes after the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that covers Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia ruled last week that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 8th Circuit covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will ask the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to review the ruling, said spokeswoman Amanda Priest, adding that Rutledge was “extremely disappointed in today’s dangerously wrong decision by the three-judge panel.” The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the law on behalf of four transgender youths and their families, as well as two doctors who provide gender-confirming treatments.
“Because the minor’s sex at birth determines whether or not the minor can receive certain types of medical care under the law, Act 626 discriminates on the basis of sex,” the court’s ruling Thursday said. There are no doctors who perform gender-affirming surgery on minors in the state. A trial is scheduled for October before the same judge on whether to permanently block the law.Īrkansas was the first state to enact such a ban, which prohibits doctors from providing gender-confirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to anyone under 18 years old, or from referring them to other providers for the treatment. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking the state from enforcing the 2021 law. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can’t enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.Ī three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Shasta Morse, a cashier at Kountry Xpress, said she was working when Worcester was arrested but she didn’t know about it until a customer told her later.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Customers also buy meals, which include American and Indian cuisine. Mulberry is a town of 1,600 people on the southern edge of the Ozarks in western Arkansas, right off Interstate 40, which runs from California to North Carolina.Īt Kountry Xpress, the convenience store and filling station where the beating happened, truck drivers stop frequently to fill up on fuel. In July, the governor of Arizona signed a bill that makes it illegal to knowingly record officers from 8 feet (2.5 metres) or closer without permission. It was unclear whether the officers were wearing body cameras.Īmid public pressure for transparency and the proliferation of videos exposing police misconduct, there has been some pushback against recording officers. A sign on the door directed anyone with questions about “the police investigation” to contact Arkansas State Police. The front door at the building that serves as the Mulberry police headquarters and city hall was locked Monday. The resulting nationwide protests called attention to officer brutality that often targets Black Americans. That firm said it was still trying to gather information and did not immediately have a comment on the video.Ĭellphone video of often-violent police interactions has put a spotlight on officer conduct in recent years, particularly since the 2020 killing of George Floyd while he was being arrested by police in Minneapolis. He referred a reporter to a law firm representing the family. Worcester’s father declined to comment when contacted Monday by The Associated Press. Worcester was pushing a bicycle as he left the jail. Breaking Arkansas Razorbacks news and in-depth analysis from the best newsroom in sports. When asked how he was feeling, he said “all right.” An attorney who escorted him from jail declined to comment on his behalf.
Worcester was released Monday on $15,000 bond. He was taken to a hospital, then released and booked into the Crawford County jail in Van Buren on multiple charges, including second-degree battery, resisting arrest and making terroristic threats, state police said. “The fight was escalating with those officers, and you hear that woman on that video yelling and whoever that is, I think she could have saved his life,” said Carrie Jernigan, an attorney representing Worcester. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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