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Wendell Griffen
Government & Politics / Legal

Arkansas Judge Asks That Bid to Reassign Cases Get Tossed

An Arkansas judge who demonstrated against the death penalty is asking the state Supreme Court to dismiss the attorney general's request to prohibit the judge from hearing cases involving her office. read more >
Shawn Womack
Government & Politics / Legal

7th Arkansas Justice Faces Ethics Charge Over Judge’s Case

A disciplinary panel files ethics charges against a seventh member of the Arkansas Supreme Court over a court's decision involving Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Update: Arkansas Court Clears Way For Medical Pot Program’s Launch

Justices on Thursday reversed and dismissed a judge's ruling that prevented officials from issuing the first licenses for businesses to grow the drug. read more >
Wendell Griffen
Government & Politics / Legal

Ruling: Judge’s Suit Against Arkansas Justices Can Proceed

Most of an Arkansas judge's lawsuit against members of the state Supreme Court challenging his disqualification from execution-related cases after his participation in an anti-death penalty demonstration can move forward, a federal court ruled Thursday. read more >
A proposal to legalize medical marijuana has been approved for the November ballot in Arkansas.
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Firm Asks Judge to Lift Order Halting Medical Pot Licenses

One of five companies that had been slated to receive Arkansas' first licenses to grow medical marijuana has asked a state judge to lift his order halting the permitting process and declaring it unconstitutional. read more >
The Arkansas Supreme Court building in Little Rock.
Government & Politics / Legal

Order for Arkansas to Release Execution Drugs Source on Hold

The Arkansas Supreme Court granted the state's request to temporarily put on hold a mandate to turn over information about the source of its execution drugs, with the decision released about an hour before Friday's noon deadline for the disclosure. read more >
Wendell Griffen
Legal

Judge Hears Arguments Over Arkansas Lethal Injection Law

An Arkansas judge says he will rule by early next week on a request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by death row inmates seeking to stop eight executions scheduled to begin Oct. 21. read more >