The ACLU of Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against the DFA. The lawsuit claims it restricts the ability of transgender and nonbinary Arkansans to self-identify.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed a lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration , fighting against a rule that restricts the ability of transgender and nonbinary Arkansans toACLU filed the complaint on behalf of five people, which argues that the emergency rule was implemented"without any documented justification or compliance" under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act.
Arkansas officials announced on March 12 a revision to a state policy that previously allowed a person to use an"X" marker instead of a gender on their license or ID card. The new policy will only allow someone to choose"male" or"female" on their identification. Williams and the ACLU said the change goes against the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act because there was no"imminent peril to public health, safety, or welfare."
The complaint states that on March 15, 2024, the DFA abruptly and unjustly altered the policy, imposing an emergency rule requiring an amended birth certificate for any gender-marker changes on driver’s licenses and ultimately abolishing the “X” marker option.
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