They also seek an injunction preventing enforcement of the statute. Appellees' complaint is based on four causes of action involving the right to privacy and equal protection of the laws under both the UnitedStates and Arkansas Constitutions. The chancellor denied Appellants' motion, and this appeal followed. The penetration, however slight, of the vagina or anus of an animal or a person by any body member of a person of the same sex or an animal. Ark. Code Ann.
Appellants raise five points for reversal.
First, they argue that Appellees' state-law claims are barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity provided in Article 5, section 20, of the Arkansas Constitution. We agree that the chancery court lacks jurisdiction to hear this case, and we reverse. As a general rule, equity jurisdiction exists only when the remedy at law is inadequate. We disagree with Appellants' assertion that Appellees' constitutional challenge must be postponed until one or more of them is arrested and charged with violating the statute. We agree, however, that the chancery court lacks jurisdiction to hear Appellees' complaint.