HEARING THREAD⬇️: Multiple parties have requested to join in on the lawsuit, which includes the Little Rock School District and the Marion School District. They are all present today.
Judge Fox is now going through all the allegations listed in the lawsuits #ARNews
Judge Fox is now going through all the allegations listed in the lawsuits #ARNews
Both Fox and Mars are currently going back and forth over separation of powers as it relates to an emergency declaration by Governor Hutchinson.
“I don’t see that there’s a constitutional violation,” said Fox
“I don’t see that there’s a constitutional violation,” said Fox
Judge Fox says he does have issues with possible encroachment upon the executive branch by the legislature #ARNews
One argument from the plaintiffs - the schools within the Arkansas Dept of Corrections have the ability to require masks, yet LRSD, Marion, and any other school district in Arkansas cannot. #ARNews
Mars puts forth an equal protection argument - there are different rules for private and public schools for mask requirements
The state argues that private and public schools are not similarly situated. #ARNews
The state argues that private and public schools are not similarly situated. #ARNews
Judge Fox agrees that Act 1002 violates equal protection between public and private schools in Arkansas #ARNews
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