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Karen Baker Wins Historic Race for Chief Justice of Arkansas Supreme Court

The two justices were on opposite sides of the debate over whether to allow a measure on the ballot that would have scaled back an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions. read more >
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Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood Advance to Runoff in Contest to Lead Arkansas Supreme Court

Tuesday’s results also ensure women will retain a majority on the court. read more >
Government & Politics

Pine Bluff Attorney Seeks South Arkansas Congressional Seat

A Pine Bluff attorney has filed to challenge U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman for a south Arkansas congressional seat next year. read more >
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Biden, Trump Qualify for Arkansas Ballot As Filing Period Begins

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have qualified for the ballot in Arkansas as the filing period for the state's elections next year have kicked off. read more >
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Cantrell Firestone Sells for $2.5MLock Icon

This week, a quartet of million-dollar transactions hits the stage with a Little Rock and Faulkner County lineup. read more >
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Arkansas Justices Challenge Ethics Charges Over Wendell Griffen’s Case

Five Arkansas Supreme Court justices on Wednesday challenged efforts to sanction them over the court's decision to prohibit a judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration from hearing any execution-related cases. read more >
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Arkansas Justices Face Ethics Charges Over Wendell Griffen Case

A disciplinary panel filed ethics charges Thursday against six Arkansas Supreme Court justices over their decision to prohibit a judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration from handling any execution-related cases. read more >
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Conservatives Fault Arkansas Supreme Court for Halting Executions

Arkansas' attempt to carry out its first execution in nearly 12 years wasn't thwarted by the type of liberal activist judge Republicans regularly bemoan, but by a state Supreme Court that's been the focus of expensive campaigns by conservative groups to reshape the judiciary. read more >
The Arkansas Supreme Court is led by Chief Justice Dan Kemp, elected in 2016.
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Supreme Court Justices’ Data Offers a Peek Beyond Pay

The seven justices who sit on the Arkansas Supreme Court have a wide range of business investments, from property to tower rent for a radio station. read more >
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State Supreme Court Weighs Future of Fayetteville’s LGBT Protections

Arkansas Supreme Court justices questioned Thursday whether a city's ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity flies in the face of a 2015 state law that was intended to prevent local LGBT protections. read more >
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Justice Rhonda Wood Won’t Recuse From Nursing Home Case

An Arkansas Supreme Court justice says she won't recuse from hearing an appeal related to a wrongful-death lawsuit against a nursing home owner who donated thousands of dollars to her campaign two years ago. read more >
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Arkansas Supreme Court Studying Judicial Election Reforms

Arkansas' highest court has formed a committee to study judicial election reforms after a pair of state Supreme Court races that were overshadowed by record breaking spending from outside conservative groups. read more >
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Corbin: Arkansas Court Voted to Strike Marriage Ban

The Arkansas Supreme Court voted to find the state's gay marriage ban was unconstitutional but never issued its ruling months before same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide, a former state justice said in a recently published interview. read more >
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Rhonda Wood: Court Voted on Narrow Part of Gay Marriage Case

The Arkansas Supreme Court voted on a narrow part of the state's case over gay marriage last month but only planned on issuing that decision if the nation's highest court didn't legalize same-sex marriage, a justice said Thursday. read more >
The Arkansas Supreme Court building in Little Rock.
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Arkansas Supreme Court Says Current Justices Should Hear Marriage Case

The Arkansas Supreme Court says its current lineup of justices should decide whether to legalize gay marriage in the state. read more >
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Leslie Rutledge: Current Court Should Hear Marriage Case

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge says whether gay marriage is legal in the state should be decided by the current state Supreme Court, not the justices who heard oral arguments in the case last year. read more >
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2 Appeals Court Judges Moving to Supreme Court

Two judges from the Arkansas Court of Appeals will be moving to the state Supreme Court next January. read more >