LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Friday hearing in federal court in Little Rock moved the case seeking to stop changes to the organ donation law further along.

Court records show that Judge James M. Moody Jr. held a hearing on the injunction, which kept the changes from taking effect on Friday. As a result of the hearing, Moody ordered a further briefing by Sept. 29 while he takes the matter under advisement.

The injunction placed on Aug. 4 to prevent the changes to the law from taking effect remains in place after today's hearing.

The issue is Act 861 of 2025. Due to take effect on Aug. 5, it changes the law by allowing someone with the power of attorney, relatives, or guardians of an organ donor to halt their organ donation. The act also requires any organ procurement organization to report to t

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