Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said he will not appoint a member of a racial minority to the Arkansas Ethics Commission because doing so would be illegal and wrong.

Griffin put out a press release Tuesday about his decision to defy a state law requiring that at least one member of the five-member commission is not white. He said he’s choosing to simply appoint no one at all rather than meet a requirement about race.

“This requirement is racial discrimination, which is both wrong and unconstitutional,” Griffin said, citing a 2023 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down affirmative action in college admissions.

“I took an oath to uphold both the Arkansas and United States Constitutions, which promise equality under the law, regardless of race. Because the Arkansas st

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