The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a city can’t extend antidiscrimination protections to gay and transgender people because it conflicts with a state law. The college town of Fayetteville, Ark., has been at odds with the state over a 2015 Arkansas law that prohibited municipalities from expanding antidiscrimination laws at a local level that don’t already apply across the state, citing a need for uniformity for...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 23, 2017 21:00 UTC