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That whites-only, no Jews allowed Arkansas community is legal, says state’s attorney general. How?

JL;DR SUMMARY The controversial community, Return to the Land, in northern Arkansas, excludes Jews and non-whites but has been deemed legally permissible by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Civil Rights ActArkansasFair Housing ActLegal DebateReturn To The LandHousing DiscriminationPrivate ClubsTim GriffinRacial ExclusionReligious Exclusion

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Ravenden, Arkansas, United States
"Records show that a limited liability company in both Csere and Orwolls name, Wisdom Woods LLC, owns adjacent parcels of land totaling 157 acres near the town of Ravenden, where Sky News reporter Tom Cheshire visited the group and spoke with residents of the whites-only community in July."
Missouri, United States
"Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey appeared to agree with Seicshnaydre."
Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."

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