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Arkansas v. Delaware in U.S. Supreme Court next week
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – On Oct. 3, a lawsuit from Arkansas’ Lawyer Normal’s workplace will go earlier than the U.S. Supreme Court docket.
The lawsuit is expounded to unclaimed property being claimed by the state of Delaware, which Lawyer Normal Leslie Rutledge stated was then used to steadiness the state’s price range, stated content material associate KARK.
Rutledge introduced the lawsuit a number of years in the past, saying that about $250 million from unclaimed cash orders had been used to steadiness Delaware’s price range.
The cash orders had been stated to be despatched via the corporate Moneygram from at the very least 30 totally different states. Rutledge stated these orders had been by no means cashed, which may occur when an meant recipient dies or strikes.
Delaware claimed this cash, a few of which she says got here from Arkansas.
“Delaware, it seems, was utilizing this cash to steadiness its personal price range,” Rutledge stated. “[It was] utilizing Arkansans’ cash to steadiness the price range.”
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