阿肯色州隐秘协会起诉州官员就歧视性规则起诉

阿肯色州的加密协会正在起诉两名阿肯色州官员，认为他们执行了违宪和歧视性的国家规则

The Arkansas Cryptomining Association (ACA) has sued two Arkansas state officials for enforcing an unconstitutional and discriminatory state rule that prohibits foreign-born American citizens from engaging in crypto-mining activities in the U.S. state.

阿肯色州加密协会（ACA）已起诉两名阿肯色州官员执行违宪和歧视性的国家统治，禁止外国出生的美国公民从事美国州的加密货币活动。

The complaint, which was filed against Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and the director of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission Lawrence Bengal on March 13, in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, follows a federal court ruling last November.

该申诉是针对阿肯色州检察长蒂姆·格里芬（Tim Griffin）和阿肯色州石油和天然气委员会劳伦斯·孟加拉（Lawrence Bengal）的董事，于去年11月的联邦法院裁决之后，于3月13日在美国阿肯色州东部地区的美国地方法院提出。

The ruling saw a judge from the same court temporarily block Arkansas from preventing a naturalized U.S. citizen of Chinese descent from operating a crypto mining business in the state.

该裁决使同一法院的一名法官暂时阻止阿肯色州阻止中国血统的归化美国公民在该州经营加密矿业业务。

The case centers around two Arkansas state rules, “Rule K” and “Act 174,” which prohibit businesses in the state from being controlled by foreign parties.

该案件围绕两个阿肯色州规则“规则K”和“第174号法案”，这些规则禁止该州的企业受到外国当事方的控制。

The crypto association’s director Connor L. Kempton said in the complaint that due to their broad language, Rule K and Act 174 give the defendants arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement powers, which enable them to grant or deny permits at their own discretion.

加密协会主任康纳·肯普顿（Connor L. Kempton）在投诉中说，由于其广泛的语言，规则K和第174号法案赋予被告的任意和歧视性执法权，这使他们能够自行决定批准或拒绝许可。

The complaint, which was in part written by the pro-bono legal organization Institute for Constitutional Law, adds that the application of Rule K and Act 174 can be discriminatory based on race, alienage and national origin, among other things.

该投诉部分由亲理工法律组织宪法研究所撰写，并补充说，规则K和第174号法案的应用可以基于种族，疏远和国民来源，以及其他事项。

Excerpt from the ACA’s complaint against Bengal and Griffin. Source: Court document reviewed by Cointelegraph

摘自ACA对孟加拉和格里芬的投诉。资料来源：Cointelegraph审查的法院文件

The complaint follows a case filed by the crypto association last year after the Arkansas officials began enforcing the state rules against crypto mining firm Jones Eagle LLC, which is run by Qimin “Jimmy” Chen, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Chinese origin.

在阿肯色州官员开始执行针对加密矿业矿业公司Jones Eagle LLC的州规则后，该案件是由加密货币协会于去年提起的，该案件由Qimin“ Jimmy” Chen（中国籍美国公民）经营。

The association’s lawsuit claims that the officials’ actions are unconstitutional and violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

该协会的诉讼声称，官员的行为违宪，违反了《美国宪法修正案》第14修正案的平等保护条款。

The Equal Protection Clause similarly prohibits the U.S. states from denying any person equal protection of the laws based on the person’s race, alienage or national origin.

同样的保护条款类似地禁止美国根据人的种族，疏远或国籍来拒绝任何人对法律的平等保护。

The crypto mining executive also argued that Rule K and Act 174 strip American citizens like Chen of due process rights under the 14th Amendment.

加密矿业执行官还认为，《第14条修正案》中的规则K和第174号法令像陈的适当程序权利一样。

Kempton added that the prohibitions and penalties imposed under Act 174 infringe on the federal government’s authority to investigate, review and take action on foreign investments.

Kempton补充说，根据第174条侵犯了联邦政府对外国投资进行调查，审查和采取行动的授权和刑罚。

The case also follows Judge Kristine G. Baker’s December 9 ruling, which barred the Arkansas officials from enforcing Act 174 against Jones Eagle until further notice.

该案还遵循克里斯汀·贝克法官（Kristine G. Baker）的12月9日裁决，该裁决禁止阿肯色州官员对琼斯·伊格尔（Jones Eagle）执行174号法案，直到另行通知。