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Nature of Suit Code: 448
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights - Education
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

EL DORADO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLAINTIFFS

v. Case No. 1:66-cv-1095

JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 75, 

ET AL. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court hereby gives notice to the Arkansas Attorney General that a constitutional 

question has been raised in the above captioned case. The Court deems the constitutional question 

to be substantial and, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.1(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 2403, hereby certifies the 

following question: 

Whether the Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 2015, as amended by Act 1066 

of the Regular Session of 2017, which authorizes the Arkansas Department of 

Education to determine whether or not a school district has a conflict with 

participating in school choice, violates the United States Constitution. 

The Clerk of Court is hereby directed to serve this Order by certified mail on the Arkansas Attorney 

General for consideration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2403. The Clerk of Court is further directed to 

serve this Order by certified mail to the following: Jonathan Newton, U.S. Department of Justice, 

Civil Rights Division Educational Opportunities Section, 601 D Street, NW Patrick Henry 

Building, Rm. 4116 ,Washington, DC 20004; and John W. Walker, John W. Walker, P.A., 1723 

Broadway, Little Rock, Arkansas 72206. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 15th day of June, 2018.

/s/ Susan O. Hickey 

Susan O. Hickey

United States District Judge

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