The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging an emergency rule restricting gender identification on state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit that challenged an emergency rule restricting gender identification on state issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin celebrated the ruling, which came as the state supreme court entered an order to dismiss the lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).
“I am pleased that the Arkansas Supreme Court granted my motion to dismiss this lawsuit against the Department of Finance and Administration, which has brought its driver’s license gender identification rule into compliance with the law,” AG Griffin said.
The lawsuit against the DFA was filed to challenge an emergency rule that removed the use of gender neutral markers on state issued identification cards in Arkansas.
It was filed on behalf …