阿肯色州隱秘協會起訴州官員就歧視性規則起訴

阿肯色州的加密協會正在起訴兩名阿肯色州官員，認為他們執行了違憲和歧視性的國家規則

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.

阿肯色州加密協會（ACA）已起訴兩名阿肯色州官員執行違憲和歧視性的國家統治，禁止外國出生的美國公民從事美國州的加密貨幣活動。

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.

該申訴是針對阿肯色州檢察長蒂姆·格里芬（Tim Griffin）和阿肯色州石油和天然氣委員會勞倫斯·孟加拉（Lawrence Bengal）的董事，於去年11月的聯邦法院裁決之後，於3月13日在美國阿肯色州東部地區的美國地方法院提出。

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.

該裁決使同一法院的一名法官暫時阻止阿肯色州阻止中國血統的歸化美國公民在該州經營加密礦業業務。

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.

該案件圍繞兩個阿肯色州規則“規則K”和“第174號法案”，這些規則禁止該州的企業受到外國當事方的控制。

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.

加密協會主任康納·肯普頓（Connor L. Kempton）在投訴中說，由於其廣泛的語言，規則K和第174號法案賦予被告的任意和歧視性執法權，這使他們能夠自行決定批准或拒絕許可。

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.

該投訴部分由親理工法律組織憲法研究所撰寫，並補充說，規則K和第174號法案的應用可以基於種族，疏遠和國民來源，以及其他事項。

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

摘自ACA對孟加拉和格里芬的投訴。資料來源：Cointelegraph審查的法院文件

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.

在阿肯色州官員開始執行針對加密礦業礦業公司Jones Eagle LLC的州規則後，該案件是由加密貨幣協會於去年提起的，該案件由Qimin“ Jimmy” Chen（中國籍美國公民）經營。

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.

該協會的訴訟聲稱，官員的行為違憲，違反了《美國憲法修正案》第14修正案的平等保護條款。

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.

同樣的保護條款類似地禁止美國根據人的種族，疏遠或國籍來拒絕任何人對法律的平等保護。

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.

加密礦業執行官還認為，《第14條修正案》中的規則K和第174號法令像陳的適當程序權利一樣。

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補充說，根據第174條侵犯了聯邦政府對外國投資進行調查，審查和採取行動的授權和刑罰。

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.

該案還遵循克里斯汀·貝克法官（Kristine G. Baker）的12月9日裁決，該裁決禁止阿肯色州官員對瓊斯·伊格爾（Jones Eagle）執行174號法案，直到另行通知。