KUAR | By Josie Lenora
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday released a formal order in an ongoing legal battle over gender-neutral IDs.
For the past 14 years, Arkansans were allowed to put an “X” on their driver's license for their gender. This came after years of only allowing “M'' or “F.” License holders were also allowed to change their names.
In March, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration got legislative approval to ban the practice. This was an emergency rule change that can only be used in cases of “imminent peril.”
The Arkansas Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling which blocked the state's ban on gender-neutral IDs.