In a motion filed Tuesday, the lawyer representing Tony Alamo Christian Ministries requests a hearing to examine evidence in a civil suit accusing the Arkansas Department of Human Services of harassment and civil rights violations.

The motion comes just a week after U.S. District Judge Harry Barnes of the Western District of Arkansas issued an order that essentially halted proceedings in the case until the court decides if the church has standing in federal court.

Barnes’ June 2 order meant that Phillip Kuhn, a Florida attorney who filed the suit on behalf of the minist...

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