Arkansas AG: No Laws Broken by Whites-Only Settlement—For Now

The Arkansas Attorney General’s office is reviewing the controversial whites-only community Return to the Land but has not found any current violations of state or federal law, officials said.

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RTTL describes itself as a community exclusively for white Christians, explicitly excluding Jewish people, LGBTQ individuals and followers of non-European religions.

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The group offers land for purchase through an LLC structure tied to individual plots, claiming this model, alongside its designation as a Private Members Association (PMA), exempts it from anti-discrimination laws such as the Fair Housing Act.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said his office is reviewing whether RTTL’s practices violate state or federal law.”

“Racism has no place in a free society, but from a legal perspective, we have not seen anything that would indicate any state or federal laws have been broken,” Griffin’s office said on July

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